English Explanatory Dictionary

squatter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who squats; one who sits down idly.
  2. One who occupies a building or land without title or permission.
  3. One who occupied Crown land.
  4. A poor vagrant; a hobo or beggar; one suffering from extreme poverty.
  5. A large-scale grazier and landowner.
  6. A squat toilet.
adj
  1. comparative form of squat: more squat

Pronunciation

/ˈskwɒ.tə/ /ˈskwɑ.təɹ/ en-au-squatter.ogg

Word forms

squatter squatters

Etymology

From squat + -er.

Synonyms

informal settler

Derived words

antisquatter cybersquatter squatter camp squatterdom squattering squatterism websquatter

Translations

Bulgarian: незаконно заселил се Catalan: ocupa Catalan: okupa Dutch: kraker Dutch: kraakster Dutch: occupant French: squatter Galician: okupa German: Hausbesetzer German: Mietnomade German: Landbesetzer Greek: καταληψίας Ido: squatter Indonesian: penghuni liar Italian: abusivo Italian: occupatore abusivo Latin: agripeta Malay: setinggan Māori: kainoho kōkuhu Polish: squatter Polish: dziki lokator Portuguese: okupa Russian: скво́ттер Spanish: paracaidista Spanish: okupa Swedish: husockupant Swedish: ockupant Turkish: toprak-konducu
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