Squatter

Quick meaning: Squatter is a noun meaning One who squats; one who sits down idly.

Meaning

One who squats; one who sits down idly.

More Meanings

1. One who occupies a building or land without title or permission.
2. (Australia, historical) A large-scale grazier and landowner.
3. (informal) A squat toilet.
4. comparative form of squat: more squat

Example Sentences

All of the toilets in both the men's and women's sides were squatters.

His dealings with squatter R. R. McBean and superintendents Hare and Nicolson amaze the 16-year-old, who has little experience with the wealthy privileged class.

Down came the squatter, a'riding his thoroughbred, / Down came policemen, one, two and three. /'Whose is the jumbuck you've got in the tucker bag? / You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me.'

In Parliament, at least, the squatters were secure. ¶ In the early 1840s a severe depression threatened livelihoods in all the colonies except South Australia and many squatters resorted to slaughtering their sheep and boiling them down for tallow.

Word Forms

• squatters

Synonyms for squatter

Depending on context, synonyms include homesteader.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include homesteader, clearance, slum, favela, hut, illegal.

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