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.
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.
