settler B1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈsɛt.lɚ/ UK /ˈsɛt.lə/ See IPA manual Homophones settlor /ˈsɛtlɚ/ Freq #42585 Meanings 1 noun A person who moves to live in a new area or country, especially one that few people have lived in before. The early settlers built their homes near the river. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who moves to live... colonist Word family Forms settlers Derived forms antisettlerbacksettlercosettlermixer-settlernonsettleroutsettlersettlasettlerdomsettlerhoodsettlerismsettlerist Related forms settlement Etymology From settle + -er. Topics People & Society Places & Geography External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # settler **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛt.lɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛt.lə/ **Frequency rank:** 42585 ## Meanings 1. A person who moves to live in a new area or country, especially one that few people have lived in before. ## Examples - The early settlers built their homes near the river. ## Derived Forms - antisettler - backsettler - cosettler - mixer-settler - nonsettler - outsettler - settla - settlerdom - settlerhood - settlerism - settlerist ## Related Forms - settlement ## Etymology From settle + -er. ## Topics - People & Society - Places & Geography markdown