🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

정착민

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeongchakmin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Settler/ˈsɛt.lər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"정착민들은 새로운 지역에 정착했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who settles in a new region or colony.

    "The settlers faced many challenges as they established their new community in the wilderness."
  2. 2

    A person who moves to a new area to live, often in a previously uninhabited or sparsely populated region.

    "The government encouraged settlers to move westward to promote development."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'settler' originates from the Middle English word 'setlen', which means to settle or establish. It is derived from the Old French 's'installer', which itself comes from the Latin 'instalare', meaning to place or establish. Over time, the meaning has evolved to refer specifically to individuals who establish a residence in a new area.

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