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backsettler

backsettler noun: one living in the back or outlying districts of a community.

Noun

backsettler (plural backsettlers)

  1. One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
    • the English backsettlers of Leinster and Munstera. 1859, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Sir William Temple
    Synonyms:
    ruralite

Synonyms of backsettler

Forms of backsettler

pluralbacksettlers

Origin of backsettler

From back + settler.

Questions about backsettler

What does backsettler mean?
Backsettler means one living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
What part of speech is backsettler?
Backsettler is a noun.
What is the plural of backsettler?
The plural of backsettler is backsettlers.

Words near backsettler in the dictionary

  1. backselling
  2. backsells
  3. backset
  4. backsets
  5. backsetting
  6. backsettler
  7. backsettlers
  8. backsey
  9. backseys
  10. backshadow
  11. backshadowed

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