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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024home•stead•er (hōm′sted′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Governmentthe owner or holder of a homestead.
- Governmenta settler under the Homestead Act.
- homestead + -er1 1860–65, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: homesteader /ˈhəʊmˌstɛdə/ n - a person owning a homestead
- US Canadian a person who acquires or possesses land under a homestead law
home•stead /ˈhoʊmstɛd, -stɪd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Government, Lawa dwelling with its land and buildings occupied by the owner as a home.
- Governmentan area of land given by the government to someone who promises to farm it for a period of time.
v. - Governmentto acquire or settle on (land) as a homestead: [~ + object]They homesteaded the land.[no object]They homesteaded for a year.
home•stead•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024home•stead (hōm′sted, -stid),USA pronunciation n. - Government, Lawa dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- Governmentany dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home.
- Governmenta tract of land acquired under the Homestead Act.
- Governmenta house in an urban area acquired under a homesteading program.
v.t. - Governmentto acquire or settle on (land) as a homestead:Pioneers homesteaded the valley.
v.i. - Governmentto acquire or settle on a homestead:They homesteaded many years ago.
- Old English hāmstede (not found in Middle English). See home, stead bef. 1000
- Place Namesa town in S Florida. 20,668.
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