Meaning of HOMESTEADER
| Pronunciation: | | 'howm`stedur
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| | Definition: | | [n] someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to to it |
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| | Synonyms: | | nester, squatter |
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| | See Also: | | colonist, settler | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.]
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| | 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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