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Noun: settler  set-lu(r) or se-t(u)l-u(r)
  1. 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
     
  2. A negotiator who settles disputes
    "The union called in a professional settler to help resolve the contract disagreements"
     
  3. [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