Settler
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A person who, for the purpose of acquiring a pre-emption right has gone upon the land in question, and is actually resident there. See Peterson v. R. Co., 27 Minn. 222, 6 N. W. 615. See Lands, Public; Settlement, Deed of.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A person who, for the purpose of acquiring a pre-emption right, has gone upon the land in question, and is actually resident there. See Hume v. Gracy, 86 Tex. 671, 27 S. W. 584; Davis v. Young, 2 Dana (Ky.) 299; McIntyre v. Sherwood, 82 Cal. 139, 22 Pac. 937.