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Meaning of HOMESTEADER

Pronunciation:  'howm`stedur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to to it
 

HOMESTEADER is a 11 letter word that starts with H.

 

 Synonyms: nester, squatter
 
 See Also: colonist, settler

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Home"stead*er\, n.
One who has entered upon a portion of the public land with
the purpose of acquiring ownership of it under provisions of
the homestead law, so called; one who has acquired a
homestead in this manner. [Local, U.S.]

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: colonial, colonist, colonizer, hirer, immigrant, incumbent, leaseholder, lessee, lodger, nester, occupant, occupier, paying guest, pioneer, planter, precursor, renter, resident, roomer, settler, sooner, squatter, sublessee, subtenant, tenant, tenant at sufferance, tenant for life, underlessee
 

 

 

 

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