settler
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/ˈsɛt.lə/
English
Definitions
noun
- Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place; a colonist.“the first settlers of New England”
- Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute.
- That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.
- The person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings.
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colonistimmigrationimmigrantresettlementsettlingcolonizationcolonisationcolonizersettlementcolonycapitacolonialpioneeroutpostcolonpunk