About The Word Squatter
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Squatter
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What's The Definition Of Squatter?
[n] someone who settles on land without right or title
[n] someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to to it Synonyms | Synonyms for Squatter: homesteader | nester Related Terms | Find terms related to Squatter: See Also | colonist | interloper | intruder | settler | trespasser Squatter In Webster's Dictionary \Squat"ter\, n.
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. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
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