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SQUATTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who settles on land without right or title
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("squatter" is a kind of...):
interloper; intruder; trespasser (someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission)
Derivation:
squat (occupy (a dwelling) illegally)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
Synonyms:
homesteader; nester; squatter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("squatter" is a kind of...):
colonist; settler (a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country)
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