How to Pronounce "settler"
word
ˈsɛtəɫɝ/, /ˈsɛtɫɝ
SET-lur
sˈɛtlɐ
SET-luh
Definition
A settler is a person who moves to live in a new area, especially someone who goes to an undeveloped or foreign land to live there permanently.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɛtəɫɝ/, /ˈsɛtɫɝ
British English
sˈɛtlɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SET-lur
UK
SET-luh
Listen in Context
The settlers built houses near the river.
Many settlers came from Europe.
The first settlers arrived in the spring.
Some settlers struggled to grow crops in the new land.