SQUATTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does squatter mean? • SQUATTER (noun)
The noun SQUATTER has 2 senses:
1. someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
2. someone who settles on land without right or title
Familiarity information: SQUATTER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SQUATTER (noun)
Meaning:
Someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
homesteader; nester; squatter
Hypernyms ("squatter" is a kind of...):
colonist; settler (a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country)
Meaning:
Someone who settles on land without right or title
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("squatter" is a kind of...):
interloper; intruder; trespasser (someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission)
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