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homesteader

[ hohm-sted-er ]

noun

  1. the owner or holder of a homestead.
  2. a settler under the Homestead Act.


homesteader

/ ˈəʊˌɛə /

noun

  1. a person owning a homestead
  2. a person who acquires or possesses land under a homestead law
  3. a person taking part in a homesteading scheme
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of homesteader1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; homestead + -er 1
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Neeleman, a pageant queen and Juilliard-trained dancer, has gained a massive social media following for chronicling her daily life as a homesteader and mother of eight.

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All she had to do was surrender her prima ballerina goals for homesteader cosplay, and her voice to let her husband do the talking for her.

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The Kousch House stood in the Mojave Desert for nearly a century — first as the residence of a prominent homesteader, then as testament to humanity’s ability to survive harsh and forbidding environments.

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Ultimately, Ludvig’s is the story of a homesteader and Arcel treats it with the iconography and grandeur of a classic western, Scandinavian style.

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The heated toilet seats and water must have been unimaginable 125 years ago when they dug their first outhouse as homesteaders in North Dakota.

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