1
: one that settles something
a settler of disputes
2
: someone who settles in a new region or colony
the first settlers of New England
Synonyms
Examples of settler in a Sentence
settlers learning to live in peace with the natives
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Evidence showed settlers have chased Palestinians out of their homes at gunpoint and prevented them from taking their belongings, the report says.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Mideast war and has built scores of settlements there that are now home to over 500,000 Jewish settlers.
—NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Footage shows heavy smoke engulfing the air, as settlers fire gunshots in the area.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
America was founded by explorers and settlers with the wanderlust gene.
—Sarah Davanzo, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
On top of dealing with these kinds of threats from settlers, Kafr Ni'ma is facing a potentially disastrous economic situation.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
To ensure a united political coalition and thus avoid an election in the near term, Netanyahu has opposed a cease-fire and otherwise tried to keep the far right happy, resisting calls for more religious Israelis to serve in the military and distributing arms to far-right settlers in the West Bank.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
This drink used to be made with rum, distilled by New England settlers, before bourbon became established in the South.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2024
The settlers council denied that anyone from Shilo was involved.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Mideast war and has built scores of settlements there that are now home to over 500,000 Jewish settlers.
—NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Footage shows heavy smoke engulfing the air, as settlers fire gunshots in the area.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
America was founded by explorers and settlers with the wanderlust gene.
—Sarah Davanzo, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
On top of dealing with these kinds of threats from settlers, Kafr Ni'ma is facing a potentially disastrous economic situation.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
To ensure a united political coalition and thus avoid an election in the near term, Netanyahu has opposed a cease-fire and otherwise tried to keep the far right happy, resisting calls for more religious Israelis to serve in the military and distributing arms to far-right settlers in the West Bank.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
This drink used to be made with rum, distilled by New England settlers, before bourbon became established in the South.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2024
The settlers council denied that anyone from Shilo was involved.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settler. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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