settler
Meaning
- Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place; a colonist.
- Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute.
- (colloquial) That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.
- The person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings.
- A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
- A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sett‧ler
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛt.lɚ/
Etymology
From settle + -er.
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