settler

settler
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ early, first, original
▪ English, European, Jewish, etc.
VERB + SETTLER
▪ attract
▪

The islands attracted more settlers than mainland colonies.

SETTLER + VERB
▪ arrive, come
▪ move in, move into sth
▪

When the first settlers moved into the area they faced immense hardships.

▪ live, occupy sth
▪ introduce sth
▪

British settlers introduced pigs to Virginia.

▪ establish sth, found sth
▪

French settlers founded New Orleans.

PREPOSITION
▪ settler from
▪

settlers from France

▪ settler in
▪

Dutch settlers in Cape Town


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