settler
Someone who settles in a new locationSomeone who settles in a new location; especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place.
» The settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.
Meaning
6 sensesSomeone 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
Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute.
Schlichter, Schlichterin
a negotiator who settles disputes
(colloquial)That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.
(UK)The person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings.
a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
Examples
71 sentencesThe settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.
The settlers embraced the Christian religion.
ruПоселенцы обратились в христианство.
The settlers grew their own food.
The settlers subsisted on bread and water.
deDie Siedler ernährten sich von Brot und Wasser.
Life wasn't easy for the early settlers.
Translations
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Forms
plural: settlersSynonyms
1 synonyms- a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country:colonist