settler

noun/ˈsetlə/CEFR B2

নতুন জায়গায় গিয়ে বসতি গড়া মানুষ

Meaning

A person who moves to a new area to live there permanently, often where few people lived before.

Example sentences

  • The first settlers cleared the forest.প্রথম বসতি স্থাপনকারীরা বন সাফ করেছিল।
  • Settlers were given land along the river.নদীর ধারে বসতি স্থাপনকারীদের জমি দেওয়া হয়েছিল।

A common mistake

My uncle is a settler in Canada.→My uncle is an immigrant in Canada.

An immigrant moves into an existing country and joins it. Settler suggests occupying land treated as empty, and in histories of colonisation it carries that weight — so it is rarely the right word for someone moving to a modern city.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: immigrant, colonist

Antonyms: native

Similar words, and what each means

  • immigrant

    অভিবাসী

    A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

  • colonist

    উপনিবেশ স্থাপনকারী

    A person who goes to live in a colony their country has taken.

Opposite words

  • wanderer

    পরিব্রাজক, ভবঘুরে

    A person who travels from place to place without a fixed home.

Check yourself

  1. “settler” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • আপত্তি
    • • স্বগতোক্তি, একা নিজের সাথে বলা সংলাপ
    • • পরিশিষ্ট
    • • নতুন জায়গায় গিয়ে বসতি গড়া মানুষ
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    নতুন জায়গায় গিয়ে বসতি গড়া মানুষ — settler (noun) — নতুন জায়গায় গিয়ে বসতি গড়া মানুষ. A person who moves to a new area to live there permanently, often where few people lived before.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “settler”?

    • • favouritism
    • • guideline
    • • immigrant
    • • impurity
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    immigrant — immigrant — অভিবাসী. A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

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