Meaning

6 senses
  1. Someone who settles in a new location; especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place.

    the first settlers of New England

    Siedler, Siedlerin, Ansiedler

    поселе́нецposelénec, поселе́нкаposelénka, колони́стkoloníst

    поселе́нецьposelénecʹ, поселе́нкаposelénka

    a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

  2. Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute.

    Schlichter, Schlichterin

    a negotiator who settles disputes

  3. (colloquial)That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.

  4. (UK)The person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings.

    a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings

  5. A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.

  6. A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.

Examples

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  1. The settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.

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  2. The settlers embraced the Christian religion.

    ruПоселенцы обратились в христианство.

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  3. The settlers grew their own food.

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  4. The settlers subsisted on bread and water.

    deDie Siedler ernährten sich von Brot und Wasser.

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  5. Life wasn't easy for the early settlers.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
someone who settles in a new location:
Русский
By meaning 1
someone who settles in a new location:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
someone who settles in a new location:
someone who decides something, such as a dispute:
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