A settler who lives or settles in the back areas or frontiers, away from established towns and civilization (an archaic or dialectal term).
Compound of 'back' and 'settler' (Old English 'settan'). Historically used to distinguish frontier settlers from those in established settlements.
Backsettlers were essentially the frontier rebels—they lived beyond the reach of law and established society, which is why they developed such fierce independence and often resisted government control, a cultural legacy that still influences rural American attitudes toward federal authority.
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