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set·tler
(sĕt′lər)n.
1. One who settles in a new region, especially a region that has few occupants or that is occupied by people of a different ethnic or religious group.
2. One who settles or decides something.
3. Law Variant of settlor.
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settler
(ˈsɛtlə)n
a person who settles in a new country or a colony
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set•tler
(ˈsɛt lər, ˈsɛt l ər)n.
1. a person or thing that settles.
2. a person who settles in a new country or area.
[1590–1600]
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Noun | 1. | settler - a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country Pilgrim Father, Pilgrim - one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620 pioneer - one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them" sourdough - a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska) homesteader, nester, squatter - someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it |
2. | settler - a negotiator who settles disputes negotiant, negotiator, treater - someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) | |
3. | settler - a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom clerk - an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) |
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settler
noun colonist, immigrant, pioneer, colonizer, frontiersman settlers from the Volga region
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Translations
مُسْتَوْطِن
osadník
bosætternybygger
telepes
landnemi
naseljenec
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settler
[ˈsɛtlər] n → colon mset-to [ˈsɛttuː] n (= quarrel) → prise f de bec set-top box n → terminal m numériqueCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
settler
n → Siedler(in) m(f)
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settler
[ˈsɛtləʳ] n → colonizzatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
settle
(ˈsetl) verb1. to place in a position of rest or comfort. I settled myself in the armchair.
2. to come to rest. Dust had settled on the books.
3. to soothe. I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.
4. to go and live. Many Scots settled in New Zealand.
5. to reach a decision or agreement. Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.
6. to pay (a bill).
ˈsettlement noun1. an agreement. The two sides have at last reached a settlement.
2. a small community. a farming settlement.
ˈsettler noun a person who settles in a country that is being newly populated. They were among the early settlers on the east coast of America.
settle down1. to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful. He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.
2. to make oneself comfortable. She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.
3. to begin to concentrate on something, eg work. He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.
settle in to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings.
settle on to agree about or decide.
settle up to pay (a bill). He asked the waiter for the bill, and settled up.
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