settler
/ˈsɛt.lɚ/
Someone who settles in a new location; especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place; Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute; That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest
- plural
- settlers
Meanings
- 1
Someone who settles in a new location; especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place
Settlers were forced off their land.
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They are not settlers. They are thieves.
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- 2
Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute
- 3
That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest
- 4
The person in a betting shop who calculates the winningsrare
- 5
A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcaprare
- 6
A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settlerare