/ Dictionary / Index H homesteader: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: home•stead•er Pronunciation: (hōm'sted"ur), [key] — n. the owner or holder of a homestead. a settler under the Homestead Act. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: homesteader (Thesaurus) Homestead Act homesteading Related Content Daily Word Quiz: clairvoyant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language