Skip to definition.  Noun: squatter  skwó-tu(r)   1. Someone who
settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire
title to it     - homesteader, nester   2. Someone who settles
on land without right or title Adjective: squat
(squatter,squattest)  skwót   1. Short and thick; as e.g. having
short legs and heavy musculature     "a little church with a
squat tower";     - chunky, dumpy, low-set, squatty, stumpy   2.
Having a low centre of gravity; built low to the ground     -
underslung  Derived forms: squatters  See also: little, low,
short  Type of: colonist, interloper, intruder, settler,
trespasser  Encyclopedia: Squatter