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Word entry · 8 letters

squatter

Best crossword clue

"Illegal occupant"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈskwɒ.tə/Part of speech nounSorted aeqrsttuStarts with SEnds with R2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. someone who settles on land without right or title

Word origin

From squat + -er.

Used in a sentence

  • While settlement in New South Wales was initially confined, many moved outside the boundaries to become squatters, eventually consolidating their originally illegal hold on the land.
  • Down came the squatter, a'riding his thoroughbred, / Down came policemen, one, two and three. /'Whose is the jumbuck you've got in the tucker bag? / You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me.'
  • His dealings with squatter R. R. McBean and superintendents Hare and Nicolson amaze the 16-year-old, who has little experience with the wealthy privileged class.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Illegal occupant8 letters
02Unauthorized settler8 letters

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