nester

Examples

• All

• As a nester, she hoped her claim would soon become permanent.

• Many nesters built cabins and started farms on the western frontier.

• The homestead laws allowed a nester to settle on public land and eventually gain ownership.

• The nester claimed the land after living there for five years.

• Many nesters are looking to settle in the new development.

• The homesteaders, known as nesters, established their farms on the government land during the 1800s.

• In the rugged wilderness, many nesters claimed their plots under the Homestead Act.

• The community welcomed new nesters eager to cultivate the land and build their future.

Synonyms

H

homesteader

vsnester

• Archaic

7 6.9

A person who moves to empty land and works it so the government lets them own it

focuses on lawful settling to acquire title rather than work requirement

S

squatter

vsnester

• Archaic

1 7.1

A person who moves onto government land to own it after meeting rules

is the same intent but without stressing meeting extra requirements

P

pre-emptor

vsnester

• UK

9.3

A person who has the legal right to buy land before others

settles lawfully to gain title rather than acquiring land by legal priority

Compounds

E

empty nester

4 6.6

A parent whose children have grown up and left home

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology