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Meaning
Noun
●
In People:
One who
squats
,
sits down
idly.
●
In Australian English & People:
One who
occupies
a
building
or
land
without
title
or permission.
One who
occupied
Crown land.
●
In Philippine English & People:
One who
occupies
a
building
or
land
without
title
or permission.
A
poor
vagrant
; an
illegal
informal
settler
; a
hobo
or
beggar
; one
suffering
from
extreme
poverty.
●
In Australian English & People:
A
large-scale
grazier
and landowner.
●
A
squat
toilet.
Adj
●
comparative form of
squat
: more
squat
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
squatter
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
squat
English
squatten
Middle English (1100-1500)
esquatir
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
coactus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Sublessor
Vagrant
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Thief
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Settlements
Debtor
Defendant
Occupier
Freeloader
Lease
Urban
Property
Suburbs
Lessor
Blighted
Claimant
Rural
Mortgagee
Lessee
Towns
Overcrowded
Housing
Creditor
Victim
Plaintiff
Tenement
Criminal
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Policeman
Resettlement
Fare Evader
Drug Dealer
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