2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Settler \Set"tler\, n.
1. One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc
2. Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or
a colony; a colonist; a planter; as the first settlers of
New England.
3. That which settles or finishes; hence a blow, etc., which
settles or decides a contest. [Colloq.]
4. A vessel, as a tub, in which something as pulverized ore
suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
settler
n : a person who settle in a new colony or moves into new
country [syn: {colonist}]
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