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homesteader

ho·mes·tea·der

UK/ˈhəʊmstɛdə(ɹ)/ US/ˈhoʊmstɛdɚ/ fairly common

noun

1.

someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it

Origin

From homestead + -er.

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