HOMESTEADER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it

Synonyms:

homesteader; nester; squatter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("homesteader" is a kind of...):

colonist; settler (a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country)

Derivation:

homestead (settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead)

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