Hypertext Webster Gateway: "homesteader"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Homesteader \Home"stead*er\, n.
One who has entered upon a portion of the public land with
the purpose of acquiring ownership of it under provisions of
the homestead law, so called; one who has acquired a
homestead in this manner. [Local, U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
homesteader
n : someone who settles lawfully on government land with the
intent to acquire title to to it [syn: {squatter}, {nester}]
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