Noun: settler set-lu(r) or se-t(u)l-u(r)
- A person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
"The early American settlers faced many hardships in establishing their settlements";
- colonist
- A negotiator who settles disputes
"The union called in a professional settler to help resolve the contract disagreements"
- [Brit] A clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
"The settler quickly determined the payout for the winning bets"
Derived forms: settlers
Type of: clerk, migrant, migrator, negotiant, negotiator, treater
Encyclopedia: Settler