squatter

Meaning

Noun

1. One who squats; one who sits down idly.
2. (Australia, historical) One who occupies a building or land without title or permission.
3. (Philippines) One who occupies a building or land without title or permission.
4. (Australia, historical) A large-scale grazier and landowner.
5. (informal) A squat toilet.

Adj

comparative form of squat: more squat

squat

• Adj
• Noun
• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

nester

settler

homesteader

colonist

poacher

trailblazer

trespasser

colonizer

intruder

pioneer

Translations

Hausbesetzer

squatter

colonizador

okupa

καταπατητής

kraker

colonitzador

colon

مستوطن

Ansiedler

Kolonist

Siedler

Absetzbottich

Kolonisierer

معمر

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskwɒtə/

Etymology

From squat + -er.