settler

== English == === Etymology === From settle + -er. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɛt.lɚ/, /ˈsɛt.l̩.ɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛt.lə/, /ˈsɛt.l̩.ə/ Hyphenation: sett‧ler Homophone: settlor === Noun === settler (plural settlers) Someone who settles in a new location; especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place. Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute. (colloquial) That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest. (UK) The person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings. A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap. A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== settlement ==== Descendants ==== → Swahili: setla ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Stelter, Stetler, letters, lettres, sterlet, tetrels, trestle == Norman == === Etymology === From English settle +‎ -er. === Verb === settler (Jersey) to settle (an argument, a dispute, etc.)