Settler /(?)/

Set·tler

Settler

n.
  1. One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc.
  2. Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of New England.
  3. That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc., which settles or decides a contest. [Colloq.]
  4. A vessel, as a tub, in which something, as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.