SQUATTER Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

squatter

noun

Definition of squatter

as in colonist

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Recent Examples of squatter When talkies usurped silent films, in the late 1920s, theaters scrambled to adapt to a new, squatter format. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Youssef added that one of the biggest shortcomings in many squatter investigations is the lack of follow-up fact gathering. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 Elena witnessed the argument and tried explaining to Moshe their concerns about previous squatters in the building. — Olivia Bensimon, Curbed, 17 June 2026 The squatter, Mary Alice, has been living in the property for over four months, and has even been trying to rent out a few rooms for profit. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for squatter

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Noun

Both are works in that long tradition of castaways forced to survive, but in many ways, Crusoe—a colonist and capitalist and the later a jaundiced observer of the worst excesses of those systems—is the opposite of Gulliver.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
The original model for the kind of adversarial speech the First Amendment aims to protect, McGrane said, was the speech American colonists used against the British.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of colonist

Noun

From inexpensive, simple (but brilliant) redesigns to the smartest new smart appliances, these are the newcomers that wowed us.

— Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Political newcomer and Democrat Coumba Kebe is challenging incumbent Republican Treasurer Daniel Elliott for the state’s chief investment office that manages around $16 billion daily.

— Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of newcomer

Noun

The president said none of them had permission to operate in Mexico and that the military was unaware of the foreigners’ presence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Petit laid down the law on immigration, welcoming foreigners who respect France while telling agitators who hate the nation that nobody wants them around.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of foreigner

Noun

Like many of the pioneers who would go on to inspire the genre, Hysterical Love Project are resistant to being boxed in as trip-hop at all.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Economists have spent much of 2026 watching to see if the artificial intelligence bubble will burst, much like the boom-and-burn cycle of dot-com pioneer companies in the late 1990s.

— Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026

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