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View synonyms for homesteader

homesteader

[ hohm-sted-er ]

noun

  1. the owner or holder of a homestead.
  2. a settler under the Homestead Act.


homesteader

/ ˈhəʊmˌstɛdə /

noun

  1. a person owning a homestead
  2. a person who acquires or possesses land under a homestead law
  3. a person taking part in a homesteading scheme


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Word History and Origins

Origin of homesteader1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; homestead + -er 1

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Example Sentences

Moreover, as a homesteader, his problem was far from solved by mere access to free land.

The homesteader was stooping still, and he made another pace, crouching a trifle, with every muscle hardening.

They clustered about him, and one of them, stooping over the injured homesteader, signed to his comrades.

It turned out that the cowboys had been arrested for lassoing a Norwegian homesteader who had cut their wire.

He's after my chickens, and as new-laid eggs are worth more than Browning to a homesteader, I got out my duck-gun.

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