settler

/ˈsetlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsetlər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈse-tᵊl-ər ˈset-lər/ (ame, mw)

settler — 名詞

  • settlersingular
  • settlersplural

1. a person who moves to a new area where few people live, intending to stay perman

1.名詞B1
釋義

定居者

移居新地區開墾土地的人

a person who moves to a new area where few people live, intending to stay permanently to live and farm the land

例句

The first European settlers reached the valley in 1850 and built log cabins near the river.

第一批歐洲定居者在 1850 年抵達這座山谷，並在河邊建造了小木屋。

settler + reach [place] + build [structures]

Ari's great-grandfather was among the settlers who cleared the forest for wheat fields.

Ari 的曾祖父是為了開闢麥田而砍伐森林的定居者之一。

settler + clear land for farming

同義詞
  • colonist

    more specific — refers to settlers who move as part of a colonising power controlling a foreign territory

  • pioneer

    more specific — emphasises being among the first to enter and develop a new area

  • homesteader

    North American term — refers to settlers who received land from the government to farm

反義詞
  • native

    a person who was born in a place, whereas a settler arrives from elsewhere

  • nomad

    a person who moves from place to place without a permanent home

用法筆記

Often carries historical or political weight, especially when referring to colonial expansion. Distinguish from 'immigrant' — an immigrant moves to an existing country or city, whereas a settler typically moves to a sparsely populated area to establish a new community.

常見錯誤

❌My grandparents were settlers who moved to Tokyo in the 1980s.
✅My grandparents were immigrants who moved to Tokyo in the 1980s.
💡'Settler' is used for people who open up new, sparsely populated areas, not for those who move to an established city.
❌The settlers visited Taiwan for a two-week holiday.
✅The tourists visited Taiwan for a two-week holiday.
💡'Settler' implies permanent relocation, not a short visit.