English Explanatory Dictionary

settler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who settles in a new location; especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place.
  2. Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute.
  3. That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.
  4. The person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings.
  5. A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
  6. A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛt.lɚ/ /ˈsɛt.l̩.ɚ/ /ˈsɛt.lə/ /ˈsɛt.l̩.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-settler.wav

Word forms

settler settlers

Etymology

From settle + -er.

Related words

settlement

Derived words

antisettler backsettler cosettler informal settler mixer-settler nonsettler outsettler Settla settler colonialism settlerdom settlerhood settlerism settlerist tomahawk settler
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