1. settler(n = noun.person) colonist - a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country;
is a kind of migrant, migrator
has particulars: pilgrim, pilgrim father, pioneer, sourdough, homesteader, nester, squatter, endecott, endicott, john endecott, john endicott, anne hutchinson, hutchinson, minnewit, minuit, peter minnewit, peter minuit, miles standish, myles standish, standish, roger williams, williams, edward winslow, winslow
Derived forms verb settle4, verb settle21
2. settler(n = noun.person) - a negotiator who settles disputes;
is a kind of negotiant, negotiator, treater
Derived form verb settle2
3. settler(n = noun.person) - a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings;
is a kind of clerk
1. One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc. [1913 Webster]
2. Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of New England. [1913 Webster]
3. That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc., which settles or decides a contest. [1913 Webster]
4. A vessel, as a tub, in which something, as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle. [1913 Webster]
settler, n. a person who goes to settle in a new country or place; an early colonist.
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