Associations to the word «Settler»

Wiktionary

SETTLER, noun. Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home
SETTLER, noun. Someone who decides something, such as a dispute
SETTLER, noun. (British) the person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
SETTLER, noun. A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
SETTLER, noun. A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
SETTLER, noun. (colloquial) That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.

Dictionary definition

SETTLER, noun. A person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country.
SETTLER, noun. A negotiator who settles disputes.
SETTLER, noun. A clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats