squatter

The Sailor's Word-Book

The flutter of sea-birds along the water. Also, one who settles, without a title. The hybrid but expressive Americanism absquatulate, means to clear off; the reverse of to squat.

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Squatter
·noun ·see Squat snipe, under <<Squat>>. II. Squatter ·noun One who squats; specifically, one who s...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
squatter
n. 1) One who squats; that is,settles on land without a title or licence. This is anEnglish use. 1...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
squatter
In the United States, one that settles on new land without a title.--Webster. When I was at Prairie...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.