# settler

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛt.lɚ/ · frequency rank #23,988

## Definitions
1. Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place; a colonist.
2. Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute.
3. That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.
4. The person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings.
5. A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
6. A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.

## Etymology
From settle + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **sitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/settler-vs-sitter)
- **Sutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/settler-vs-sutter)
- **settlers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/settler-vs-settlers)
- **settle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/settle-vs-settler)
- **seller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seller-vs-settler)
- **seater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-settler)
- **setter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-settler)
- **sealer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealer-vs-settler)
- **settled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/settled-vs-settler)
- **Seattle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seattle-vs-settler)
- **seltzer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seltzer-vs-settler)

## Common misspellings (9)
`esttler`, `setler`, `setlter`, `settelr`, `settlerr`, `settller`, `settlre`, `ssettler`, `stetler`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/settler