homesteader

noun
/ˈhəʊmstɛdə(ɹ)/UK/ˈhoʊmstɛdɚ/US

Etymology

From homestead + -er.

  1. inherited from *haimastadi — “homestead
  2. inherited from hāmstede — “homestead
  3. inherited from hamstede
  4. formed as homesteader — “homestead + -er

Definitions

  1. A pioneer who goes and settles on a homestead.

    • In my rambles I continually came upon homesteaders striving to drain the valleys and raise grass for their cattle, while simultaneously the beavers were working to maintain high water.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA