Definition & Meaning of "squatter"in English

Squatter

someone who occupies an empty building or land illegally

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

squatters

Examples

The authorities evicted the squatter who had been living in the abandoned warehouse for months.

someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it

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