settler

Example Sentences

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Indigenous people and Spanish settlers utilized the viscous goo for medicinal purposes and waterproofing boats.

From Los Angeles Times

The rebellion began in 1952 in response to the massive takeover of land in central Kenya by British settlers, who turned the region into the "White Highlands".

From Barron's

A local settler appears from a neighbouring house and follows us a little way down the path.

From BBC

The American relationship to firearms has for two centuries been different from that of European nations or even that of other largely white “settler nations” like Canada, Australia or New Zealand.

From Salon

By the time everyone’s settlers were dutifully collecting wool and ore, the room had taken on the quiet, dazed feeling of a long-haul flight.

From Salon