as in settlers
a person who settles in a new region
in the 1800s homesteaders in search of cheap land and a new life headed to the West in droves
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Recent Examples of homesteaders
When cities buy water rights from rural areas and let the fields go fallow, the land does not automatically return to the shortgrass prairie encountered by 19th-century homesteaders or the Native Americans before them.
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Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
For homesteaders taking an incremental, DIY approach, hoop houses and mini greenhouses are great entry points.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Releford, or another team member leading the tour, shares stories of the original homesteaders, Black agricultural innovators and the land’s evolution over more than a century.
—Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Of two Montana homesteaders at war over a gate installed on a private road, one is a nerd culture YouTuber who directs his fans’ ire toward the ever-present thorn in his side.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Farmer Wants a Wife is back for a fourth season, with a new crop of handsome homesteaders who are hoping to finally harvest their happily ever after.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
By the late 19th century, homesteaders and ranchers, including Henry Martin, Benjamin and Ollie Morris, and later Paul Greenough, shaped the land into a working cattle and sheep ranch.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Success comes for one neighborhood, a few buildings, one block here, a handful of urban homesteaders there.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Americans who buy a house tend to think like homesteaders.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
For homesteaders taking an incremental, DIY approach, hoop houses and mini greenhouses are great entry points.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Releford, or another team member leading the tour, shares stories of the original homesteaders, Black agricultural innovators and the land’s evolution over more than a century.
—Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Of two Montana homesteaders at war over a gate installed on a private road, one is a nerd culture YouTuber who directs his fans’ ire toward the ever-present thorn in his side.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Farmer Wants a Wife is back for a fourth season, with a new crop of handsome homesteaders who are hoping to finally harvest their happily ever after.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
By the late 19th century, homesteaders and ranchers, including Henry Martin, Benjamin and Ollie Morris, and later Paul Greenough, shaped the land into a working cattle and sheep ranch.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Success comes for one neighborhood, a few buildings, one block here, a handful of urban homesteaders there.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Americans who buy a house tend to think like homesteaders.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homesteaders
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Local history is also reflected in the design, with a Navy pilot (representing the former Naval Air Station Glenview); a member of the Kennicott family, the early settlers of The Grove; the Glenview Farmer’s Market; and a child riding in the 4th of July bike parade featured.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Attacks by extremist settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank have surged since the brutal Hamas attacks on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, with.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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His melding of blues, country, and gospel music placed him among the foremost pioneers of rockabilly and ultimately defined the genre of rock and roll.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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The battle between two of the biggest AI pioneers, Musk and Altman, could shape the future of the emerging, but already wildly influential, technology.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the centuries since colonists waged war against the crown, American’s attitudes toward the royals have shifted from hatred to adoration.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Courant has reported, most colonists were not exactly mesmerized by the notion of severing ties with the mother country.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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