Meaning & use
Nester
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A bird or animal that builds and occupies a nest; historically, also a homesteading farmer who fenced and settled land in the American West.
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The robin proved to be a diligent nester, returning to the same tree every spring.
Tensions often flared between cattle ranchers and nesters who fenced off the open range for farming.
A note on using this word
In Westerns and frontier history, "nester" carried a somewhat derogatory connotation among cattlemen, who resented small farmers fencing off the open range.
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settler
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