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.

someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it

Person who lives and farms on land given by the government

an owner of a GeoCities web site

An individual or family that agrees to rehabilitate and occupy for five years a homesteading property, and to comply with all other federal and/or local program requirements.

A person, or group of people that lived and worked on a homestead. Many of the immigrants who travelled to Canada became homesteaders.