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Nester

noun

Someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it. Synonyms: homesteader, squatter.

A bird that has built (or is building) a nest.

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"Nester" Quotes from Famous Books

... birds are unchanged—the ouzel-cock sings, Still gold on his crest and still black on his wings; And the lark chants on high, as he mounts to the sky, Still brown in his coat and still dim in his eye; While the swallow or martlet is still a free nester In the eaves and the roofs of ...

— Complete Poetical Works of Bret Harte • Bret Harte

... squeak! squeak! squeak! Hear 'em stretchin' of the wire! The nester brand is on the land; I reckon I'll retire. While progress toots her brassy horn And makes her motor buzz, I thank the Lord I wasn't born No later than ...

— Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp • Various

Words linked to "Nester" : nest, settler, empty nester, colonist, homesteader, bird