squatter
a person or thing that squats.
a person who settles on land or occupies property without title, right, or payment of rent.
a person who settles on land under government regulation, in order to acquire title.
Origin of squatter
1Other words from squatter
- squat·ter·dom, noun
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How to use squatter in a sentence
And thanks to the heavy police presence, the squatter houses were quiet, too.
In Rome’s Riots, Cries for Mussolini and Attacks on Refugees | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMany people remain stuck in all-black townships and fetid squatter camps, with no water, indoor toilets, or electricity.
The bakery she had founded was now occupied by a squatter who had never heard of the structure's former incarnation.
I don't know much about goats, so will pass them, though I very much doubt if any Australian squatter would give them grass room.
Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) | A. G. HalesThe friends strode briskly on, and a little after eleven o'clock they came upon a small squatter's house and premises.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles Reade
The twisting fingers entangled themselves in the tawny curls, drawing the squatter down until her face was almost in the box.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller WhiteThe old man amid the branches bent toward the squatter, and held out his waving arms.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller WhiteElias Graves' beautiful daughter sank on the breast of the squatter, and there was a kiss of forgiveness.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller White
British Dictionary definitions for squatter
/ (ˈskwɒtə) /
a person who occupies property or land to which he has no legal title
(in Australia)
(formerly) a person who occupied a tract of land, esp pastoral land, as tenant of the Crown
a farmer of sheep or cattle on a large scale
(in New Zealand) a 19th-century settler who took up large acreage on a Crown lease
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