settler

[ set-ler, -l-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that settles. settle.
2. a person who settles settle in a new country or area.

settler

/ ˈsɛtlə /

noun

1. a person who settles in a new country or a colony

Word History and Origins

Origin of settler¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; settle ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Netanyahu’s decision to nominate a hardline settler leader for Israeli ambassador to Washington three days after Trump’s election also indicates that the prime minister believes the next administration will be receptive to right-wing arguments.

From BBC

Leiter is a prominent writer and activist in Israel’s settler movement.

From Slate

In part, the dominance of beef in American cuisine can be traced to settler colonialism, a form of colonization in which settlers claim – and then transform – lands inhabited by Indigenous people.

From Salon

Policies encouraging settler colonialism ultimately led to more sedentary lifestyles and a dependence on fast, convenient and processed foods – such as hamburgers – regardless of the individual or environmental costs.

From Salon

South Africans weren’t the only ones to recognize the settler colonialism, apartheid and genocide of the Zionist government of Israel.

From Salon

Related Words

• colonist
• immigrant
• pioneer