homesteader

[ hohm-sted-er ]

noun

1. the owner or holder of a homestead.
2. a settler under the Homestead Act.

homesteader

/ ˈhəʊmˌstɛdə /

noun

1. a person owning a homestead
2. a person who acquires or possesses land under a homestead law
3. a person taking part in a homesteading scheme

Word History and Origins

Origin of homesteader¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; homestead + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Moreover, as a homesteader, his problem was far from solved by mere access to free land.

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The homesteader was stooping still, and he made another pace, crouching a trifle, with every muscle hardening.

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They clustered about him, and one of them, stooping over the injured homesteader, signed to his comrades.

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It turned out that the cowboys had been arrested for lassoing a Norwegian homesteader who had cut their wire.

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He's after my chickens, and as new-laid eggs are worth more than Browning to a homesteader, I got out my duck-gun.

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Related Words

• grower
• laborer
• peasant
• producer
• rancher