nester

One who nests.

One who forms a strong attachment to their home.

• I suppose, even for a nester, which I most assuredly am, there comes a time for moving on, and the time has finally come for my sother and me to leave Boston's Back Bay for other, not necessarily greener pastures.
• I AM A NESTER. I love our house and the things that fill it. My problem is, I am always on the go, rarely getting the opportunity to be there.

A person who intends to settle in an area without permanent residents; a settler, as distinct from an explorer or pioneer.UShistorical

• As cow camps were succeeded by the nesters, and towns came to grow at their sites, the springs continued to serve mankind both in an industrial way and as a playground for the ever-increasing population.
• Well, a wowser is the critter That the nester's little daughter is afraid will come and git her In case she fails to wash her neck and mind her pa and ma[.]