건물이나 토지를 무단으로 점유하여 거주하는 사람.
A person who unlawfully occupies an uninhabited building or unused land.
예문:
"The city council is debating how to provide social services to the squatters in the old warehouse."
"The owner discovered a group of squatters had moved into his vacant apartment."
법적 권리 없이 미개척지에 정착하여 사는 사람.
A settler with no legal title to the land occupied, typically on land not yet allocated by a government.
예문:
"Early squatters in the Oregon Territory often claimed land before the official surveys were completed."
"The government eventually granted legal titles to the squatters who had farmed the land for decades."
정부 소유의 넓은 목초지를 빌려 경영하는 대규모 축산업자.
A large-scale livestock farmer who occupies a large tract of crown land, especially in Australia.
예문:
"In 19th-century Australia, a wealthy squatter could control thousands of acres."
"The squatter's influence over local politics grew with his wool exports."
몸을 낮게 웅크리거나 쪼그려 앉아 있는 사람 또는 동물.
A person or animal that squats or crouches down.
예문:
"The catcher took his position as a squatter, waiting for the pitcher's first delivery."
"A small bird, a natural squatter, hid among the low bushes to avoid the hawk."
물속에서 첨벙거리며 소리를 내고 나아가다.
To splash or move through water with a splashing sound.
예문:
"The ducks began to squatter across the surface of the pond."
"We watched the children squatter through the shallow tide pools."