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/
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rhymes with -ɒtə(ɹ)
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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
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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
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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
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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