nester
nester — 名詞
1. a person who settles on undeveloped government land, especially in the western U
開墾者
佔用公有土地開墾定居的人
a person who settles on undeveloped government land, especially in the western United States during the 1800s, with the intention of claiming ownership through farming or building a home on it.
Wei and his family traveled west in 1882 to become nesters on the Kansas prairie.
Wei 全家在 1882 年西遷，成為堪薩斯大草原上的開墾者。
The nester built a cabin and fenced off part of the range before winter.
那名開墾者蓋了一間小木屋，並在冬季來臨前把一部分曠地用柵欄圍了起來。
nester + built a cabin / fenced off the range
Many nesters faced harsh winters and failed crops during their first years on the land.
許多開墾者在入墾的第一年遭遇嚴冬和農作歉收。
Christopher read about a nester who raised corn and cattle on a hundred claimed acres.
Christopher 讀到一名開墾者在一百英畝佔用地上種玉米、養牛的故事。
- homesteader
more specific — legally claimed land under the Homestead Act; nester was more loosely used
- settler
broader — any person moving to a new region to live; loses the land-claiming focus
- squatter
more negative — implies occupying land without any legal right, while a nester might have filed a claim
文法句型
nester + verb
用法筆記
This sense is primarily historical, referring to 19th-century settlement of the American frontier. It often contrasts with 'rancher' or 'cattle owner', who used the same open range for grazing livestock.
常見錯誤
2. a bird that builds or is in the process of building a nest, especially in order
築巢鳥
正在築巢或已築巢的鳥類
a bird that builds or is in the process of building a nest, especially in order to lay eggs and raise its young.
Each spring, Yara spots a nester in the oak tree outside her kitchen window.
春天時，Yara 每天早上都在廚房窗外的橡樹上看到一隻築巢鳥。
a nester in the oak tree — location pattern with 'in'
The robin is an early nester, often beginning to gather twigs in late March.
知更鳥是早築巢的鳥類，常常在三月底就開始收集樹枝。
early nester — adjective + nester collocation for timing
A careful observer can identify the species by watching how the nester weaves its nest.
細心的觀察者可以透過觀看築巢鳥編織巢穴的方式來辨識鳥的種類。
This old barn is full of nesters every spring, from swallows to sparrows.
這座舊穀倉每年春天都住滿了築巢鳥，從燕子到麻雀都有。
- nesting bird
describes the same concept more formally; less common in everyday birdwatching talk
- brooding bird
narrower — refers to sitting on eggs rather than building the nest itself
文法句型
nester + verb
(early / late / ground / cavity) nester
用法筆記
Common in birdwatching and ornithology contexts. Often used with timing adjectives ('early nester', 'late nester') or location compounds ('ground nester', 'cavity nester', 'tree nester').