- plural of settler.
settlers
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As settlers — first Spanish missionaries and later Californians — spread out more and more, the tribe was rendered landless by 1900.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
As for curbing the violence of Jewish settlers in the West Bank, it might have a little bit of impact.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
Stone buildings, built by German settlers beginning in the mid-1800s, line Fredericksburg’s Main Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Palestinians had approached the settlers with their hands behind their backs to make plain they posed no threat.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
The settlers of Australia, or more accurately, its conquerors, didn’t just adapt, they transformed the Australian ecosystem beyond recognition.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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