Hypertext Webster Gateway: "settler"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Settler \Set"tler\, n.
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 England.
3. 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
settler
n 1: a person who settle in a new colony or moves into new
country [syn: {colonist}]
2: a negotiator who settles disputes
3: (British) a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the
winnings
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