1. a person who moves to and establishes a home in a new area or country
2. a person who resolves or decides something
Usage: less common

Examples

• The early settlers faced many hardships during their first winter.
• European settlers arrived in North America in the 1600s.
• The government encouraged settlers to move west with promises of free land.
• Many settlers built log cabins as their first homes.
• The dispute needed an impartial settler to resolve the conflict.
• Pioneer settlers often had to clear forests to create farmland.