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HOMESTEADER
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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:
Classified under:
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)