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homesteader

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈhəʊmstɛdə(ɹ)/
  • General-American: /ˈhoʊmstɛdɚ/
  • CMU ARPABET: HH OW1 M S T EH0 D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A pioneer who goes and settles on a homestead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: squatter, nester

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: settler, colonist

History

Etymology

From homestead + -er.