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Settler vs Discoverer - What's the difference?

settler | discoverer |

As nouns the difference between settler and discoverer

is that settler is someone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home while discoverer is one who discovers; the person who discovered something.

settler

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia settler)
  • someone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home
    • the first settlers of New England
  • someone who decides something, such as a dispute
  • (British) the person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
  • A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
  • A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
  • (colloquial) That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.

    • Related terms

    * settlement

    Anagrams

    * * * ---- ==Jèrriais==

    Verb

    (roa-jer-verb)
  • to settle

    • discoverer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who discovers; the person who discovered something.

    • Usage notes

    * The word is at least an order of magnitude less common than discovery.

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns