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Webster 1913 Edition
Settler
Set′tler
,Noun.
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 England3.
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.
Definition 2025
settler
settler
English
Noun
settler (plural settlers)
- someone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home
- the first settlers of New England
- someone who decides something, such as a dispute
- (Britain) the person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
- A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
- A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
- (colloquial) That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.
Translations
someone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home
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someone who decides something, such as a dispute
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the person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
a drink that settles the stomach