set·tler /ˈsɛtlɚ/
移民者,居留者,贈予者
Set·tler n.
1. One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc.
2. Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of New England.
3. That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc., which settles or decides a contest. [Colloq.]
4. A vessel, as a tub, in which something, as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
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settler
n 1: a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new
country [syn: colonist]
2: a negotiator who settles disputes
3: a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings