The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
homesteader — ☆ homesteader [hōm′sted΄ər ] n. 1. a person who has a homestead 2. a settler who holds a homestead granted by the U.S. government … English World dictionary
homesteader — homestead ► NOUN 1) a house with surrounding land and outbuildings. 2) N. Amer. historical an area of land (usually 160 acres) granted to a settler as a home. 3) (in South Africa) a hut or cluster of huts occupied by one family or clan.… … English terms dictionary
Homesteader, Edmonton — Homesteader is a residential neighbourhood in the Hermitage area of north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by Yellowhead Trail, on the west by 50 Street, and on the north by Kennedale Ravine. To the south… … Wikipedia
homesteader — noun see homestead II … New Collegiate Dictionary
homesteader — /hohm sted euhr/, n. 1. the owner or holder of a homestead. 2. a settler under the Homestead Act. [1860 65, Amer.; HOMESTEAD + ER1] * * * … Universalium
homesteader — noun A pioneer who goes and settles on a homestead … Wiktionary
homesteader — Synonyms and related words: colonial, colonist, colonizer, hirer, immigrant, incumbent, leaseholder, lessee, lodger, nester, occupant, occupier, paying guest, pioneer, planter, precursor, renter, resident, roomer, settler, sooner, squatter,… … Moby Thesaurus
homesteader — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. squatter, settler, colonist. See inhabitant … English dictionary for students
homesteader — n. one who claims a section of land (especially under the U.S. Homestead Act) … English contemporary dictionary
homesteader — n settler, colonist, colonial, colonizer; squatter, nester; pioneer, sooner; frontiersman, trail blazer, trailbreaker, pathfinder; backwoodsman, woodsman, backsettler … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
