as in pioneer
a person who settles in a new region
in the 1800s homesteaders in search of cheap land and a new life headed to the West in droves
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Recent Examples of homesteader
Highlights include dogsledding, curling lessons with locals, dining with homesteaders, soaking in geothermal hot springs, snowshoeing on private land, and tea with reindeer herders.
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
More than a few are on the fringes of society: homesteaders, back-to-the-land types, those who live off the grid and make a living teaching survival and primitive skills to others.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
Ree Drummond, Food Network star and famous homesteader, just dropped her biggest furniture collection to date at Walmart.
—Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
According To Our Readers History Of Anna Maria Island
Inheriting the land from his father (Anna Maria Island's first homesteader) in 1892, Will Bean worked with fellow promoter and developer Charles Roser to make the island an escape ready to appeal to investors.
—Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
More than a few are on the fringes of society: homesteaders, back-to-the-land types, those who live off the grid and make a living teaching survival and primitive skills to others.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
Ree Drummond, Food Network star and famous homesteader, just dropped her biggest furniture collection to date at Walmart.
—Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
According To Our Readers History Of Anna Maria Island
Inheriting the land from his father (Anna Maria Island's first homesteader) in 1892, Will Bean worked with fellow promoter and developer Charles Roser to make the island an escape ready to appeal to investors.
—Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homesteader
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In a March 7, 2025, X/Twitter post, early Bitcoin pioneer Charlie Shrem reflected on the momentous shift in policy.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The fire that destroyed the Bidwell Mansion began unexpectedly, spread uncontrollably and puzzled a community that had for generations grown in the footprint and shadow of the pioneer family.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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Viewers see the local playground being torn down, the killing of Adra’s brother by Israeli soldiers, and other attacks by Jewish settlers while the community tries to survive.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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Evitts Homesite Trail Overlooking Lake Habeeb is Evitts Mountain, named for one of the first European settlers in Allegany County.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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In the 1750s and 1760s, British troops forcibly removed French colonists from Acadia in Nova Scotia and recruited thousands of Colonists from neighboring New England to move north.—
G. Patrick O'Brien,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2025
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This is the violent sleight of hand of the colonist, the oppressor.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Homesteader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homesteader. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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