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“Settlers” or “Settlors”

settlers / settlors are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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settlers s·EH·t·l·er·z

  • nouna person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country.
  • nouna negotiator who settles disputes.
  • nouna clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings.

settlors

  • noun(law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee.
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Examples in context

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“settlers”

  • Like the other first settlers, Jones received a town lot…
  • Smith brought English settlers to the area, among the…
  • …eastern North America before the settlers.
  • Settlers moved in to take advantage…
  • …Wangunk tribe to the English settlers for 30 coats.
  • Category:Ships of the 1820 settlers
  • …colony was almost lost when settlers found that their stores had…
  • …by many of the Arab settlers around Marv.
  • …from England with the Albertland settlers to New Zealand in 1862.
  • Dutch settlers first homesteaded the plateau above…

“settlors”

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