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Synonyms for squatter

Grammar : Noun
Spell : skwot-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskwɒt ər

Définition of squatter

Origin :
  • "settler who occupies land without legal title," 1788, agent noun from squat (v.); in reference to paupers or homeless people in uninhabited buildings, it is recorded from 1880.
  • noun colonist
Example sentences :
  • The panic excited by the squatter skunk had been another lesson.
  • Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • As I said in the court-room the squatter trials are but farces.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • She could not finish the sentence for the squatter had pressed her to him convulsively.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • "It air time fer me to go, Tess," murmured the squatter in her ear.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • The squatter covered the white fingers with tears and kisses.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • Without their men the squatter women also would disappear from the shores.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • They be dum good blokes, to give their money to a squatter, ain't they?
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • His father was waiting for the squatter to take her departure.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • The majesty of death was upon them, this squatter father and mother.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • The squatter just caught the next words, "But I am going to die, too, Tess."
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

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