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SQUATTER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SQUATTER?

Need another word that means the same as “squatter”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “squatter” in this overview.

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Squatter as a Noun
Definitions of "Squatter" as a noun
Synonyms of "Squatter" as a noun (8 Words)
Usage Examples of "Squatter" as a noun
Associations of "Squatter" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Squatter” are: homesteader, nester, settler, colonizer, colonial, frontiersman, frontierswoman, pioneer

Squatter as a Noun

Definitions of "Squatter" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “squatter” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A settler with no legal title to the land occupied, typically one on land not yet allocated by a government.
A person occupying a tract of pastoral land as a tenant of the Crown.
A large-scale sheep or cattle farmer.
Someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it.
A person who unlawfully occupies an uninhabited building or unused land.
Someone who settles on land without right or title.

Synonyms of "Squatter" as a noun (8 Words)

colonial	A house built in colonial style. A rebellion by Dutch speaking colonials.
colonizer	Someone who helps to found a colony. Portugal was a major colonizer* in both Brazil and parts of Africa.*
frontiersman	A man living in the region of a frontier, especially that between settled and unsettled country.
frontierswoman	A woman who lives on the frontier. A frontierswoman* who can shoot scuffle and spin tall tales.*
homesteader	Someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it.
nester	A bird that has built (or is building) a nest. Hole nesters.
pioneer	Someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art. A famous pioneer* of birth control.*
settler	A person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country. The early European settlers in America were often fleeing from religious persecution.

Usage Examples of "Squatter" as a noun

A squatter camp.
The police moved in and evicted the squatters.
One of the wealthiest and most prominent squatter families of northern Victoria.

Associations of "Squatter" (30 Words)

abolitionism	The doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery.
acquit	Conduct oneself or perform in a specified way. The goalkeeper acquitted himself well.
autonomous	Not controlled by outside forces. Tests indicate that autonomous* driving will cut fuel consumption by up to five per cent.*
banish	Get rid of (something unwanted. He was banished from his own country.
bootleg	A play in which the quarterback pretends to hand the ball to a teammate but continues to carry it, concealing it from opposing players by holding it near his hip. Bootleg tapes of the diva s singing.
colony	A group of people living in a colony consisting of the original settlers and their descendants and successors. A nudist colony.
community	A group of people living in a particular local area. The community* of goods.*
cutout	A photograph from which the background has been cut away.
deport	Expel from a country. He was deported to Turkey for his public condemnation of the Shah.
discharge	A substance that has been discharged. Referrals can be discussed before discharge* from hospital.*
eject	Leave an aircraft rapidly using an ejection seat or capsule. Plants utilize carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that animals eject.
evict	Expel or eject without recourse to legal process. The landlord wanted to evict* the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a m.*
exculpate	Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges. The article exculpated the mayor.
exonerate	(of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing. Pope Clement V exonerated the king from his oath to the barons.
expel	Eliminate (a substance. She was expelled from school.
ghetto	An isolated or segregated group or area. The relative security of the gay ghetto.
illegal	A person living in a country without official authorization. An illegal* chess move.*
importation	The commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country. Manufacturers fought to restrict the importation* of cheap foreign goods.*
informal	Having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere. An informal* agreement.*
kick	Chiefly in rugby a player of specified kicking ability. He suffered a kick* on the pink in frame four.*
manumission	The formal act of freeing from slavery. Manumission documents from the Slavery Chancellery.
oust	Remove from a position or office. The reformists were ousted from power.
release	Release as from one s grip. The release* of iodine from the thyroid gland.*
smuggle	Convey (someone or something) somewhere secretly and illicitly. He smuggled out a message.
smuggling	The illegal movement of goods into or out of a country. Cocaine smuggling* has increased alarmingly.*
unauthorized	Not having official permission or approval. An unauthorized* strike.*
unconfirmed	Not finally established or settled. An unconfirmed* report of shots being fired.*
unlicensed	Lacking official approval. Unlicensed weapons.
unofficial	Not having official authority or sanction. He participated in an unofficial* capacity.*