SETTLER

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


Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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