SQUATTER Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

squatter

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Definition of squatter

as in colonist

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Recent Examples of squatter 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 Don’t try to handle a squatter yourself by changing locks, hauling out belongings or shutting off utilities — Texas law treats that as a self-help eviction and can backfire if the person turns out to have tenant rights, making court eviction the required route in landlord-tenant cases. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026 The state recently removed adverse possession laws (which, like squatter’s rights, governed whether a person who had occupied a property that the person didn’t own could claim legal ownership). — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 On several occasions, Espinoza asked the squatters to leave or called the police to intervene. — jsonline.com, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for squatter

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Noun

Under British rule, mail wasn’t private; postmasters could open letters to spy on colonists.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026
Religious symbols are best displayed in non-governmental spaces given that America was formed by colonists who fled England to seek freedom of religion.

— Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026

Definition of colonist

Noun

Adding to the challenge was the fact that, these days, even many Japanese find the old-style samurai genre alien as much as does the Westerner.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Ruaridh Aldington joins season two of Starfleet Academy as a series regular playing Keats, a young alien our cadets encounter on an away mission who possesses a mysterious backstory.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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Rates for the 360° Experience start at $134 per person for foreigners, while the 180° Experience starts at $53.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
The somewhat muddled tale of a wealthy foreigner in Italy, going feral from the pressures of maternity both lost and found, feels longer on rather lofty style than substance for some time.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of foreigner

Noun

The latest wave of this came this week, when Nvidia announced a $5 billion investment in Safe Superintelligence, the lab founded by AI pioneer Ilya Sutskever.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Reyneke Wines is one of the pioneers of organic wines and environmental and ethical wine making in the country.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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