- plural of settler.
settlers
Example Sentences
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A member of the village council, a man known as Abu Waheed, told me that settlers came into al-Mughayyir every day, and that when the settlers told soldiers to do something, the soldiers did it.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Many settlers say they are acting in self-defense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Rabie said the settlers fled after villagers emerged from their homes, adding that local volunteers managed to extinguish the flames before they spread further.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Around 1607, settlers in the nearby Popham Colony constructed a wooden sailboat, dubbed Virginia—the first oceangoing boat built by English settlers in North America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
All ruled by their larger, human-like cousins, the immortal Fae—the original inhabitants and settlers of the continent, and the oldest beings in Erilea.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
