nester

West

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Recent Examples of nester The birds are late nesters and wait until mid-summer to start settling down for breeding. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024 Another very late nester in our area is the American goldfinch. Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 The birds are late nesters and wait until mid-summer to start settling down for breeding. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024 Cedar waxwings are present in flocks of up to many dozens of individuals in winter and spring and are regular nesters in the higher elevations of our mountains. Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nester
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nester
homesteader
Noun
  • There’s a growing group of modern-day families choosing to leave the materialistic world behind and become homesteaders—off the land and completely self-sufficient.
    Megan Margulies, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
  • His first thought was that this would be a large enough area for hikers to wander around for extended periods, experiencing the classic Ozark Mountain wildness that the original homesteaders of the 1820s had known.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025

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“Nester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nester. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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