1
as in pioneer
a person who settles in a new region
settlers learning to live in peace with the natives
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
in 1889 Jane Addams, in an effort to provide Chicago's latest wave of settlers with much-needed services, founded the city's first settlement house
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of settler
Nearby is an antique wooden bench carved with angels in the Baroque style that arose from Minas state’s Gold Rush—an oblique reference to the golden light that floods terraces, and perhaps to the sensation here of being among Brazil’s first settlers.
—
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Multiple layers of architectural history can be seen throughout the cathedral as it has been transformed a number of times by Byzantine, Arabic, and Norman settlers.
—Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
And what could even a Kissinger, say, do in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict when Trump keeps deferring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, instead of reining in Israeli settler violence in the West Bank and the like?
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The land where the house sits was originally claimed by pioneer James S. Emery, one of the early settlers of Lawrence and a passionate free-stater.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for settler
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Multiple layers of architectural history can be seen throughout the cathedral as it has been transformed a number of times by Byzantine, Arabic, and Norman settlers.
—Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
And what could even a Kissinger, say, do in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict when Trump keeps deferring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, instead of reining in Israeli settler violence in the West Bank and the like?
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The land where the house sits was originally claimed by pioneer James S. Emery, one of the early settlers of Lawrence and a passionate free-stater.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for settler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for settler
Noun
-
Even the pioneers of AI will tell you, Stassun said, in many cases, what AI does very well is rapidly synthesizing, consolidating or repackaging existing information.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
-
Commissioners McSlavkin and Ella Cross both questioned a historical mural in the tunnel, which includes controversial pioneers John Sutter and Peter Burnett, during the meeting.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
In many cases, questions along these lines came from people who described themselves as the children of immigrants and were wondering about their own status.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
-
Second, the jurors who will decide the course of this lawsuit are a fascinating and diverse group, with blue-collar immigrants serving alongside white-colllar retirees.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
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
-
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
Noun
-
Continue reading … POLITICS TPS TERMINATIONS — Supreme Court weighs Trump effort to terminate temporary protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants.—
,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
-
But lawyers for about 350,000 migrants from Haiti and 6,000 from Syria say judges can consider whether authorities followed all the steps laid out in the law.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Those include sites like Bonneville Point – where emigrants got their first glimpse of the Boise River Valley and trail ruts can be seen – and Three Island Crossing State Park, named for the most crucial and challenging river crossing in the state.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
-
At least one of Mellone’s cases had been rejected in lower courts before the new law, hinging partially on rulings that Italian emigrants who took on another citizenship before having children cannot pass on Italian citizenship.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
-
There are hundreds of immigrant and refugee students in the district that do not attend INA, and Licata said those students are currently performing better than those at INA.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settler. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
