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

Israeli government ministers are also cited as saying that Gaza’s territory would decrease and that land would be handed to Israeli settlers.

From BBC

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

Israeli settlers there live alongside about 20,000 Syrians, most of them Druze, who stayed on in the Golan after it was captured.

From BBC

Of course, this is a very old narrative that goes back to the early days of colonial America, when white male European settlers were the protectors of white womanhood against the dangerous Native American “savages.”

From Salon

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

Related Words

• colonist
• immigrant
• pioneer