settler, colonist
(noun) a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
settler
(noun) a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
settler
(noun) a negotiator who settles disputes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
settler (plural settlers)
Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place; a colonist.
Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute.
(colloquial) That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.
(British) 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.
• Stelter, Stetler, letters, lettres, sterlet, tetrels, trestle
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
