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squatter
[ skwot-er ]
noun
- a person or thing that squats.
- a person who settles on land or occupies property without title, right, or payment of rent.
- a person who settles on land under government regulation, in order to acquire title.
squatter
/ ˈɒə /
noun
- a person who occupies property or land to which he has no legal title
- in Australia
- (formerly) a person who occupied a tract of land, esp pastoral land, as tenant of the Crown
- a farmer of sheep or cattle on a large scale
- (in New Zealand) a 19th-century settler who took up large acreage on a Crown lease
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- ܲt·dz noun
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Do workers need to be on the lookout for squatters?
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The trailers attracted squatters who converted the lot into a makeshift homeless encampment.
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He maintains that the tree house is structurally sound and secured from potential intruders or squatters with multiple locking gates.
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Weapons and ammunition belonging to the rebel squatters are confiscated.
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Fuschia Hayes, a resident of the Senator Hotel since 2020, said the reduced security has allowed drug dealers to cycle in and out and squatters to fill empty rooms.
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