D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Homesteader

/hōm'-stĕd-ẽr/ · Home·stead·er · IPA /ˈhoʊmstɛdɚ/
01 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, …
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    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.]