outsettler

An outsettler builds a log cabin in a vast, untouched forest.

Definition

Noun: An outsettler is a person who settles in a remote or distant place, far from established communities or centers of population.

Usage Examples

• (A person establishing a home in a faraway area.)
• (Individuals who chose to live in isolated regions.)

Advanced Usage

• "as an outsettler": functioning in the role of a remote settler.

  • He lived as an outsettler for decades, relying on his own resources for survival. (Existing independently in a far-off location.)

• "to become an outsettler": to take up residence in a distant place.

  • She decided to become an outsettler after inheriting land in a mountainous region. (Choosing to inhabit a remote area.)

Variants and Related Words

• Outsettlement (n): a small, remote settlement or colony.

  • The outsettlement consisted of a few huts and a well. (A distant community.)

• Settler (n): a person who goes to live in a new place, especially a colony.

  • The settlers arrived on the coast, but the outsettler went further inland. (A general term for a person establishing a home.)

Synonyms

• Frontiersman: a person who lives on the frontier, often in a remote area.
• Pioneer: one of the first to settle in a new or undeveloped region.
• Backwoodsman: a person who lives in a sparsely populated, wooded area.

Related Idioms

• Off the beaten path: in a remote or isolated location.

  • The outsettler's home was truly off the beaten path. (Far from usual routes or settlements.)

• The ends of the earth: a very remote place.

  • He felt like an outsettler at the ends of the earth. (In an extremely distant location.)