settler
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.3|A depiction of the first medieval settlers arriving in Iceland, 1850
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22 sectionsContents
- Historical usage
- Anthropological usage
- Modern usage
- Settler sociology
- Misfits
- Trouble-makers
- Opportunists
- Refugees
- Chain migrants
- Causes of emigration
- Settler economics
- Packing a picnic lunch
- Living off the land
- Befriending the locals
- Exploiting the locals
- Replacing the locals
- Replicating the homeland
- Serving the homeland
- Surpassing the homeland
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|upright=1.3|A depiction of the first medieval settlers arriving in Iceland, 1850
A settler or colonist is a person who establishes or joins a permanent presence that is separate to existing communities. The entity that settlers establish is a settlement. A settler is called a pioneer if they are among the first settling at a place that is new to the settler community. While settlers can act independently, they may receive support from the government of their nation or its colonial empire, or from a non-governmental organization, as part of a larger campaign.