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homesteader

[hohm-sted-er] / ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ər /
NOUN
colonist
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NOUN
squatter
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“I also had this growing desire to be a homesteader for real. And then after a while I was just like, ‘I grew a tomato!

From MarketWatch Nov. 20, 2025

Neeleman, a pageant queen and Juilliard-trained dancer, has gained a massive social media following for chronicling her daily life as a homesteader and mother of eight.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2024

It all goes back to her father, Isaac Newton, the homesteader, and his perennial financial problems.

From Scientific American Nov. 9, 2023

I placed Sandra as the homesteader in the classic western.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2022

Her brother had gone out to Montana himself and assured her this was the text any homesteader must have for farming in eastern prairie country.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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