The Collaborative International Dictionary
Backsettler
Backsettler \Back"set"tler\ (b[a^]k"s[e^]t"l[~e]r), n. [Back, a. + settler.] One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
The English backsettlers of Leinster and Munster.
--Macaulay.
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Wiktionary
backsettler
n. One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.