homesteader
/ˈhəʊmstedə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhəʊmstedər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhōm-ˌste-dər/ (ame, mw)
homesteader — 名詞
- homesteadersingular
- homesteadersplural
1. A person who, especially in the 1800s and early 1900s, received a piece of land
屯墾農戶
在政府配給地上定居耕種的移民
A person who, especially in the 1800s and early 1900s, received a piece of land from the government and built a home and farm on it, with the goal of becoming the official owner after working the land for several years.
Liam became a homesteader in the Dakota Territory in 1872 after the government opened the land to settlers.
Liam 在 1872 年於達科他領地成為屯墾農戶，當時政府開放那片土地供人定居。
time period + government land opening
A homesteader's first tasks included building a simple cabin and digging a well for fresh water.
屯墾農戶的首要工作包括搭建簡陋木屋和挖掘水井以取得淡水。
homesteader's + concrete daily tasks
Elena's family joined a group of homesteaders who made the long trip west on the Oregon Trail.
Elena 的家人加入了一群屯墾農戶，沿著奧勒岡小徑長途跋涉前往西部。
Many homesteaders planted wheat and corn on the dry plains and hoped for enough rain.
許多屯墾農戶在乾燥的平原上種植小麥和玉米，盼望雨水充足。
Andre was a homesteader who had to start work before sunrise and keep farming until late autumn.
Andre 是一名屯墾農戶，天沒亮就得開始幹活，一直耕作到晚秋。
- settler
Broader term for anyone who moves to a new area to live there; does not specify the land-grant arrangement
- pioneer
Emphasises being among the first people to explore or open up a new region; carries a stronger sense of hardship and trailblazing
- squatter
Someone who occupies land without legal right; opposite legal status from a homesteader
- renter
A person who pays to use land or housing rather than owning it
- tenant farmer
A farmer who works land owned by someone else, often paying rent with a share of the crops
文法句型
a/the + homesteader
homesteader + who [relative clause]
用法筆記
Frequently used in the context of US westward expansion, especially after the Homestead Act of 1862, but also applied to similar government land-grant programmes in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Not generally used for modern farmers who buy land on the open market.