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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If the ambitions of eVTOL pioneers are realized in the U.S., people will be able to hop in an air taxi to get to and from airports serving New York and Los Angeles within the next few years.—
Michael Liedtke,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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In the heart of Pella, a multi-building historical village showcases what life would have been like in the pioneer days, from a replica of a sod house to a blacksmith and a wooden shoe shop.—
Tanvi Chheda,
AFAR Media,
17 Jan. 2025
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Sheridan reportedly has a long-running desire to adapt the book that tells the story of the battles between the Comanche tribe and white settlers in America's West.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Due to a lack of hedgehogs, the settlers began using another hibernating mammal: The groundhog.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Not for British colonists in North America, though.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Nov. 2024
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Malus domestica was introduced to North America by 16th-century explorers and later by colonists.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Nov. 2024
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“Homesteader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homesteader. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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