as in pioneer
a person who settles in a new region
in the 1800s homesteaders in search of cheap land and a new life headed to the West in droves
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Recent Examples of homesteader
In the 1880s, homesteaders from Texas moved into the canyon and established cattle ranches.
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
And the fact that the latest group of homesteaders have just held a dance in the town barn doesn’t spare them from a massacre.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
But after early-20th-century homesteaders began working seams of surface coal, mining took off and coal-burning power plants grew to sustain the rural county.
—Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Graham Christensen’s family has farmed about 1,000 acres in eastern Nebraska since arriving as homesteaders in the late 1800s.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
And the fact that the latest group of homesteaders have just held a dance in the town barn doesn’t spare them from a massacre.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
But after early-20th-century homesteaders began working seams of surface coal, mining took off and coal-burning power plants grew to sustain the rural county.
—Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Graham Christensen’s family has farmed about 1,000 acres in eastern Nebraska since arriving as homesteaders in the late 1800s.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homesteader
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As a pioneer in personal branding and expert in virtual communication, William Arruda empowers professionals to shine online.William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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His groundbreaking role as the first Black musical director of the Academy Awards in 1971 cemented his status as a pioneer.Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Attacks by settlers on Palestinians and their property have increased sharply since the start of the Gaza conflict.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The land was stolen by Spanish settlers, becoming part of Mexico and then the United States.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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The birds have strutted the streets for hundreds of years, arriving in the 1600s with some of the earliest European colonists, according to the New York Public Library.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Wampanoags continue to fiercely defend the ponds that fed their ancestors while seeking to reclaim their indigenous values and land taken from them after European colonists arrived in the 17th century.Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Homesteader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homesteader. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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