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squatter
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1squat·ter

intransitive verb \ˈskwä-tər\

Definition of SQUATTER

: to go along through or as if through water <ducks squattering to the shore>

Origin of SQUATTER

imitative
First Known Use: 1785

Rhymes with SQUATTER

blotter, cotter, daughter, dotter, knotter, otter, plotter, potter, Qatar, rotter, spotter, swatter, Tatar, totter, trotter, water

2squatter

noun

Definition of SQUATTER

: one that squats: as
a : one that settles on property without right or title or payment of rent
b : one that settles on public land under government regulation with the purpose of acquiring title
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First Known Use of SQUATTER

1788

Rhymes with SQUATTER

daughter, dotter, knotter, potter, totter, water

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