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Definition of Squatter

1. Noun. Someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it.

2. Noun. Someone who settles on land without right or title.

Definition of Squatter

1. n. One who squats; specifically, one who settles unlawfully upon land without a title. In the United States and Australia the term is sometimes applied also to a person who settles lawfully upon government land under permission and restrictions, before acquiring title.

Definition of Squatter

1. to move through water [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Squatter

1. 1. One who squats; specifically, one who settles unlawfully upon land without a title. In the United States and Australia the term is sometimes applied also to a person who settles lawfully upon government land under permission and restrictions, before acquiring title. "In such a tract, squatters and trespassers were tolerated to an extent now unknown." (Macaulay) 2. See Squat snipe, under Squat. (10 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Squatter

squash racquet squash racquets squash vine squat squat squaterole Squatina Squatina squatina Squatinidae squatly

squatness squatnesses squats squatted squatter (current term) squatter (current term) squattered squattering squatters squattest

squattier squattiest squattily squattiness squatting squattle squattled squattles squatty squaw

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