homesteader vs settler

homesteader and settler both are nouns.

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

As nouns, settler is a hypernym of homesteader; that is, settler is a word with a broader meaning than homesteader:

homesteader: someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
settler: a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

Other hypernyms of homesteader include colonist.

homesteader (noun)	settler (noun)
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it	a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
	a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
	a negotiator who settles disputes