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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Squatter

/(-tẽr)/ · Squat·ter · IPA /ˈskwɑ.təɹ/
01 n. One who squats;
  1. 1.
    One who squats;
    “In such a tract, squatters and trespassers were tolerated to an extent now unknown.” Macaulay.
  2. 2.
    See Squat snipe, under Squat.(Zool.) See: Squat
Phrases & compounds
Squatter sovereignty — the right claimed by the squatters, or actual residents, of a Territory of the United States to make their own laws.