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- noun Plural form of
homesteader .
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Examples
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To the public, however, not so romantically inclined, the homesteaders were the peasantry of America.
Land of the Burnt Thigh Edith Eudora Kohl
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We think some of the relative strength we have seen behind the homesteaders has been a reflection of that type of investment in these foreclosed properties.
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The state has long protected "homesteaders," or Floridians who live in their houses for more than six months of the year, by limiting the increase in the assessed value of their homes to 3% annually.
States Move 2008
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The family members think of themselves as small farmers and "homesteaders" and have committed to an old-fashioned way of life.
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Kinsella makes a number of references to "homesteaders," mainly, I believe, to emphasize the difference between property that you can hold in your hand, i.e., the soil from your farmland, and the more ephemeral IP which is snatched out of thin air and dissipates in the wind, i.e., the sound of a melody.
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There's real sadness, particularly for those "homesteaders" who've spent multiple deployments in Brunswick because they like it so much.
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There's real sadness, particularly for those "homesteaders" who've spent multiple deployments in Brunswick because they like it so much.
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The obedient colonel assigned the project to two officers and suggested that these militant homesteaders be paid as soldiers—even if he adamantly refused to use them as such.14
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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The city's rent-control law, which dates back to 1987, when white urban homesteaders began moving there in large numbers, allows tenants who believe they've been overbilled to petition for a reduction.
New Jersey's Rent-Control Laws Fading Heather Haddon 2011
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Helen and Scott Nearing, devoted homesteaders and ascetic socialists, sought the good life in rural simplicity and preached abstinence from all animal products, even though Helen ate ice cream.
Tug-of-War With Nature Dave Shiflett 2011
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