Standard Lemma guide

squatter

adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈskwɒ.tə/
  • US: /ˈskwɑ.təɹ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒtə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: S K W AA1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of squat: more squat

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who squats; one who sits down idly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who occupies a building or land without title or permission.

One who occupied Crown land.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

One who occupies a building or land without title or permission.

A poor vagrant; a hobo or beggar; one suffering from extreme poverty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: informal settler

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A large-scale grazier and landowner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A squat toilet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

someone who settles on land without right or title

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: intruder, interloper, trespasser

8

noun

Meaning 8

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: homesteader, nester

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: settler, colonist

History

Etymology

From squat + -er.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: незаконно заселил се (nezakonno zaselil se) — one occupying a place without permission
  • Catalan: ocupa — one occupying a place without permission
  • Catalan: okupa — one occupying a place without permission
  • Dutch: kraker — one occupying a place without permission
  • Dutch: kraakster — one occupying a place without permission
  • Dutch: occupant — one occupying a place without permission
  • French: squatter — one occupying a place without permission
  • Galician: okupa — one occupying a place without permission
  • German: Hausbesetzer — one occupying a place without permission
  • German: Mietnomade — one occupying a place without permission
  • German: Landbesetzer — one occupying a place without permission
  • Greek: καταληψίας (katalipsías) — one occupying a place without permission
  • Ido: squatter — one occupying a place without permission
  • Indonesian: penghuni liar — one occupying a place without permission
  • Italian: abusivo — one occupying a place without permission
  • Italian: occupatore abusivo — one occupying a place without permission
  • Latin: agripeta — one occupying a place without permission
  • Malay: setinggan — one occupying a place without permission
  • Māori: kainoho kōkuhu — one occupying a place without permission
  • Polish: squatter — one occupying a place without permission
  • Polish: dziki lokator — one occupying a place without permission
  • Portuguese: okupa — one occupying a place without permission
  • Russian: скво́ттер (skvóttɛr) — one occupying a place without permission
  • Spanish: paracaidista — one occupying a place without permission
  • Spanish: okupa — one occupying a place without permission
  • Spanish: ocupante / ocupador ilícito — one occupying a place without permission
  • Swedish: husockupant — one occupying a place without permission
  • Swedish: ockupant — one occupying a place without permission
  • Turkish: toprak-konducu — one occupying a place without permission