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squatter
[skwot-er]
noun
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.
squatter
/ ˈɒə /
noun
a person who occupies property or land to which he has no legal title
(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
Other Word Forms
- squatterdom noun
Example Sentences
The decision came after years of financial trouble with buildings in disrepair and disarray, replete with squatters, crime, nonfunctional elevators and clogged and broken toilets.
Do workers need to be on the lookout for squatters?
The trailers attracted squatters who converted the lot into a makeshift homeless encampment.
He maintains that the tree house is structurally sound and secured from potential intruders or squatters with multiple locking gates.
Weapons and ammunition belonging to the rebel squatters are confiscated.
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