homesteader vs homestead

homesteader and homestead both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
homesteader	Yes	No	No	No
homestead	Yes	No	Yes	No

homesteader (noun)	homestead (noun)
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it	dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
	the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
	land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law

homesteader (verb)	homestead (verb)
	settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead