Definition of Squater
Squat"ter (?), n. 1.
One who squats; specifically, one who settles unlawfully upon
land without a title. In the United States and Australia the term is
sometimes applied also to a person who settles lawfully upon
government land under permission and restrictions, before acquiring
title.
In such a tract, squatters and trespassers were
tolerated to an extent now unknown. Macaulay.
2. (Zoöl.) See Squat snipe,
under Squat.
Squatter sovereignty, the right claimed by
the squatters, or actual residents, of a Territory of the United
States to make their own laws. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.
Squat"ter (?), n. 1.
One who squats; specifically, one who settles unlawfully upon
land without a title. In the United States and Australia the term is
sometimes applied also to a person who settles lawfully upon
government land under permission and restrictions, before acquiring
title.
In such a tract, squatters and trespassers were
tolerated to an extent now unknown. Macaulay.
2. (Zoöl.) See Squat snipe,
under Squat.
Squatter sovereignty, the right claimed by
the squatters, or actual residents, of a Territory of the United
States to make their own laws. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- One who occupies a building or land without title or permission
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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