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)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)

Derivation:

squat (occupy (a dwelling) illegally)