1
: one that settles something
a settler of disputes
2
: someone who settles in a new region or colony
the first settlers of New England
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settlers learning to live in peace with the natives
in 1889 Jane Addams, in an effort to provide Chicago's latest wave of settlers with much-needed services, founded the city's first settlement house
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The professors saw possible collusion between the settlers and the authorities.
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Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Indigenous tribes like the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Creek lived along the Tennessee River and throughout the basin for many years until colonial settlers disrupted their communities.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
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Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Indigenous tribes like the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Creek lived along the Tennessee River and throughout the basin for many years until colonial settlers disrupted their communities.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settler. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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