squattered; squattering; squatters
: to go along through or as if through water
ducks squattering to the shore
: one that squats: such as
a
: one that settles on property without right or title or payment of rent
b
: one that settles on public land under government regulation with the purpose of acquiring title
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David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2020
Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
The officers were called Wednesday night to a residence in the 22000 block of Southwest 162nd Avenue to investigate reports of a squatter, WPLG reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024
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Verb
Spenard is named for the bootlegger and squatter Joe Spenard.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2020
Noun
Her first assignment was to convince a possibly armed squatter living in a trailer to leave a city redevelopment site.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
The officers were called Wednesday night to a residence in the 22000 block of Southwest 162nd Avenue to investigate reports of a squatter, WPLG reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Squatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squatter. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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