Bible Dictionaries
Squatter

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) See Squat snipe, under Squat.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Squatter'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/squatter.html. 1828.