Definition of settlers Settlers

/sɛˈtlɚz/ - [setlerz] -

We found 3 definitions of settlers from 2 different sources.

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What does settlers mean?

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  • settlers (Noun)
    Plural of settler.

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Noun

Plural: settlers

settler - a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
  colonist
  migrant, migrator traveler who moves from one region or country to another
  pilgrim father, pilgrim someone who journeys in foreign lands
  pioneer one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"
  sourdough a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
  homesteader, nester, squatter a bird that has built (or is building) a nest
settler - a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
  clerk an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
settler - a negotiator who settles disputes
  negotiant, negotiator, treater someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
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  • settler (Noun)
    Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home.
  • settler (Noun)
    Someone who decides something, such as a dispute.
  • settler (Noun)
    The person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings.
  • settler (Noun)
    A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
  • settler (Noun)
    A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
  • settler (Noun)
    That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • settler (n.)
    One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc.
  • settler (n.)
    Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of New England.
  • settler (n.)
    That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc., which settles or decides a contest.
  • settler (n.)
    A vessel, as a tub, in which something, as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.

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