homesteader
UK/ˈhəʊmstɛdə(ɹ)/US/ˈhoʊmstɛdɚ/
homesteader noun: a pioneer who goes and settles on a homestead.
Noun
homesteader (plural homesteaders)
- A pioneer who goes and settles on a homestead.
- In my rambles I continually came upon homesteaders striving to drain the valleys and raise grass for their cattle, while simultaneously the beavers were working to maintain high water.1926, Joe Mills, chapter 7, in A Mountain Boyhood
- A drag queen may not comfortably fit the stereotypical homesteader mold. In the 19th century, homesteaders were Western pioneers who built new lives from necessity; on TikTok, the most popular homesteaders are often parents with young families or those with a lifelong connection to the practice...2025 March 30, Scottie Andrew, “Queer and trans homesteaders are conquering the social media frontier”, in CNN
Forms of homesteader
| plural | homesteaders |
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Origin of homesteader
From homestead + -er.
Words formed from homesteader
Questions about homesteader
- What does homesteader mean?
- Homesteader means a pioneer who goes and settles on a homestead.
- What part of speech is homesteader?
- Homesteader is a noun.
- How do you pronounce homesteader?
- Homesteader is pronounced /ˈhəʊmstɛdə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of homesteader?
- The plural of homesteader is homesteaders.
Words near homesteader in the dictionary
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