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Noun: nester  nes-tu(r)
  1. A bird that has built (or is building) a nest
    "The nester carefully wove twigs and grass into its new home"
     
  2. Someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
    "The nesters built a cabin and began farming their newly claimed land";
    - squatter, homesteader

Derived forms: nesters

Type of: bird, birdie [informal], colonist, settler

Encyclopedia: Nester, Daniel