squatter

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squat·ter | \ ˈskwä-tər

squattered; squattering; squatters

Definition of squatter

(Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

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

squatter

noun

Definition of squatter (Entry 2 of 2)

: one that squats: such 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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Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Spenard is named for the bootlegger and squatter Joe Spenard. — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun In the squatter colony beneath me several women crouched before their huts, cooking breakfast on kerosene stoves. — New York Times, 12 July 2022 Authorities filed murder charges against a resident of the same building who had purportedly threatened to kill the squatter for breaking into his apartment. — Alan Judd, ajc, 13 June 2022 For days when a brand new whitehead decides to claim squatter's rights on your face, plop one of these hydrocolloid patches on. — ELLE, 23 June 2022 The only noticeable difference is that a slim, narrow black marking on the earbud is replaced by a shorter, squatter black lozenge. — David Phelan, Forbes, 5 June 2022 Swapping in butter could lead to a squatter cake with a less velvety crumb. — Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022 Often at the center of these ashen expanses was a single shack inhabited by a squatter. — Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2022 The law firm, says Josh Gerben, founder of Gerben Intellectual Property, is likely to be fronting for someone else, perhaps a squatter who hopes to trademark the name, Uncle Vanya, and then sell it to a McDonald’s wannabe in Russia. — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 George is squatter, rounder, and given to wearing suits even on horseback. — New York Times, 30 Nov. 2021 See More

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squatter

noun

squat·ter | \ ˈskwä-tər \

Legal Definition of squatter

: a person who occupies real property without a claim of right or title

Note: In most jurisdictions, a squatter cannot gain title to land through adverse possession because adverse possession requires possession of the property under a claim of right or color of title.