'Homesteader' definitions:

Definition of 'homesteader'

From: WordNet
noun
Someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it [syn: squatter, homesteader, nester]

Definition of 'Homesteader'

From: GCIDE
  • Homesteader \Home"stead*er\, n. One who has entered upon a portion of the public land with the purpose of acquiring ownership of it under provisions of the homestead law, so called; one who has acquired a homestead in this manner. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]