Thesaurus: squatter

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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.
2. n. See Squat snipe, under Squat.
3. n. someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
4. n. someone who settles on land without right or title
5. 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. (Zoöl.) See Squat snipe, under Squat. Squatter sovereignty, the right claimed by the squatters, or actual residents, of a Territory of the United States to make their own laws. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.
6. See Squat snipe, under Squat. Squatter sovereignty, the rightclaimed by the squatters, or actual residents, of a Territory of theUnited States to make their own laws. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.
7. n:100 n. someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it n. someone who settles on land without right or title