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squatter
squat S0683500 (skwŏt)v. squat·ted, squat·ting, squats v.intr.1. To sit in a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels.2. To crouch down, as an animal does.3. To settle on unoccupied land without legal claim.4. To occupy a given piece of public land in order to acquire title to it.v.tr.1. To put (oneself) into a crouching posture.2. To occupy as a squatter.3. Sports To lift (an amount of weight) when doing a squat.adj. squat·ter, squat·test 1. Short and thick; low and broad.2. Crouched in a squatting position.n.1. The act of squatting.2. A squatting or crouching posture.3. Sports A lift or a weightlifting exercise in which one squats and stands while holding a weighted barbell supported by the back of the shoulders.4. Chiefly British The place occupied by a squatter.5. The lair of an animal such as a hare.6. Slang A small or worthless amount; diddly-squat.
[Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, to crush : es-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + quatir, to press flat (from Vulgar Latin *coāctīre, from Latin coāctus, past participle of cōgere, to compress : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]
squat′ter n.squatter (ˈskwɒtə) n1. (Law) a person who occupies property or land to which he or she has no legal title2. (Law) (in Australia)a. (formerly) a person who occupied a tract of land, esp pastoral land, as tenant of the Crownb. a farmer of sheep or cattle on a large scale3. (Law) (in New Zealand) a 19th-century settler who took up large acreage on a Crown leasesquat•ter (ˈskwɒt ər)
n. 1. a person or thing that squats. 2. a person who occupies property without permission, lease, or payment of rent. 3. a person who settles on land under government regulation, in order to acquire title. [1775–85] squat′ter•dom, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | squatter - someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to ithomesteader, nestercolonist, settler - a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country | | 2. | squatter - someone who settles on land without right or titleinterloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
TranslationsIdiomsSeesquatsquatter
squatter1. a person who occupies property or land to which he has no legal title 2. (in Australia)a. (formerly) a person who occupied a tract of land, esp pastoral land, as tenant of the Crown b. a farmer of sheep or cattle on a large scale 3. (in New Zealand) a 19th-century settler who took up large acreage on a Crown lease Squatter a farmer who seizes unsettled land without receiving permission to do so. Squatting was widespread in the British colonies of North America and, later, in the USA (until 1862), as well as in Australia and certain other countries. The practice was possible owing to the vast amount of available unsettled land. The practice was an important precondition for the development of rural capitalism following the farm economy line. [23–1491–] MedicalSeesquattingsquatter
SquatterAn individual who settles on the land of another person without any legal authority to do so, or without acquiring a legal title. In the past, the term squatter specifically applied to an individual who settled on public land. Currently it is used interchangeably with intruder and trespasser. SQUATTER. One who settles on the lands of others without any legal authority; this term is applied particularly to persons who settle on the public land. 3 Mart. N. S. 293. squatter
Synonyms for squatternoun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to itSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun someone who settles on land without right or titleRelated Words- interloper
- intruder
- trespasser
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