settler

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A person who moves to a new region or country to establish a permanent residence, especially in an area being colonized.

• The early settlers faced harsh winters and food shortages.
• European settlers arrived in North America in the 17th century.
• The government encouraged settlers to move westward.
• Historians debate the impact that nineteenth-century settler populations had on indigenous communities and traditional land-use practices.
• Archaeological evidence shows that early settler societies adapted their agricultural techniques to unfamiliar climates and soil conditions.
• Legal disputes over land ownership often arise when modern descendants of original settler families claim rights based on colonial-era grants.

Eş anlamlılar: colonist, pioneer, homesteader, immigrant, colonizer

Zıt anlamlılar: native, indigenous person, aborigine