backsettler

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noun

One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.

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ruralite
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Meanings

nounbacksettler (plural backsettlers)

plural backsettlers

  1. One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.

    the English backsettlers of Leinster and Munster

    a. 1859, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Sir William Temple

    Synonyms: ruralite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne living in the back or outlying districts of a community.

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ruralite

Origin

From back + settler.

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APA

backsettler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backsettler

MLA

“backsettler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backsettler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backsettler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backsettler.

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