Defector
Settler
Settler noun - One that leaves one place to settle in another.
Usage example: in 1889 Jane Addams, in an effort to provide Chicago's latest wave of settlers with much-needed services, founded the city's first settlement house
Defector and settler are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defector" instead a noun "Settler".
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Settler and Defector. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defector/settler
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