squatter
skwo ter
- n someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
- n someone who settles on land without right or title
- s short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
- s having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
- The squatter left behind no bed, but she did leave stained bath mats, towels, flip-flops, Chinese-takeout remnants, Sun-kist soda cans, prescription medicine, old mail and some .
- This week, it was the turn of those with no jobs, as unemployed people living in squatter camps went on a rampage, stoning vehicles, destroying buildings and looting stores to .
- He figures the value of their extralegal property, from cinder-block squatter homes to black-market street-vendor sales, at almost $10 billion.