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. Source: opted

2. n. See Squat snipe, under Squat. Source: opted

3. n. someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it Source: wordnet

4. n. someone who settles on land without right or title Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

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