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squatters

  • plural
    of squatter.
    squatter
    noun
    a person or thing that squats.

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The vans belong to young Israeli squatters who play their own waiting game, smoking cigarettes and milling about.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

A security guard stood in front of the cabana to stop any would-be squatters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

In his video, Mr Perry said when squatters were staying in the building it had been "sectioned off into bedrooms" and "rented out to people in the most vulnerable of conditions".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

Do workers need to be on the lookout for squatters?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025

However, in 1784, they turned to Spanish Florida for an alliance they hoped would stop the flow of squatters.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz