squattersquat‧ter /ˈskwɒtə $ ˈskwɑːtər/ noun [countable] 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Squatters insist that without their work, the buildings would have deteriorated to the point of being unusable.
- Police have removed over 50 squatters from the housing estate.
- Armed clashes between farmers and squatters that led to deaths could provide the pretext.
- He said it would redistribute the land to the squatters and other poor black people.
- Once on the land at Santa Rosa, the squatters grew corn and beans to feed themselves.
- State officials claim to have identified at least 10 leaders among the squatters whom they plan to prosecute.
- The squatters contend that all the housing being developed is too expensive.
- The alleged leader of that invasion, Gerardo Montoya Obeso, was imprisoned -- but the squatters remained.
- The living conditions of many of these migrants in illegal squatter settlements is often precarious.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who lives in a place► population
Collocations all the people in a country or town or area, or the number of people who live in it: · In Ghana 46% of the population is under 16 years of age.· The patients have been isolated to keep the disease from spreading to the rest of the population.population of: · The population of Singapore is almost 3 million.the adult/Muslim/black etc population (=all the people in a place who are adult, Muslim etc): · Ninety percent of the adult population is literate.population growth: · The U.S. has a rate of population growth that is five times that of Europe.
► resident someone who lives in a particular area of a town, a particular street or building etc: · Local residents are protesting about the new road.· Parking spaces are for residents only.resident of: · Residents of Glacier Bay are complaining about the pollution caused by cruise ships.
► inhabitant written one of the people who live in a place, especially in a town or city or in an area of a country: · Copenhagen has about 1.4 million inhabitants.· This is a poor rural area, with only one doctor per 10,000 inhabitants.inhabitant of: · Nearly 36% of the inhabitants of Saudi Arabia are resident foreigners.
► citizen someone who lives in a particular country or city and who has the right to be protected by its laws: · The police asked if we were both British citizens.citizen of: · The court's ruling should be of interest to every citizen of Texas.
► local informal someone who lives in a particular area, especially in a village or small town: · If you get lost just ask one of the locals for directions.· Denver International Airport was built in an area that locals call "Tornado Alley."
► tenant someone who lives in a house, flat, or room and regularly pays money to the person who owns it: · Tenants are not allowed to keep pets.· Have you found any tenants for your house yet?tenant of: · Twelve tenants of the Lockwood housing complex are taking part in the lawsuit against their landlord.
► occupant formal someone who lives in a particular house, room etc: · They have left all the furniture and carpets in the house for the next occupant.occupant of: · Occupants of the building are understandably upset about the high-rise going up next door.
► occupier especially British formal the person who lives in a particular house, flat etc - used especially in official documents: · The document has to be signed by the occupier of every household.owner-occupier (=someone who lives in a house that they own): · The new law affects everyone from tenants to owner-occupiers.
► squatter someone who lives in an empty building without paying rent and without having permission to live there: · Police have removed over 50 squatters from the housing estate.· Squatters insist that without their work, the buildings would have deteriorated to the point of being unusable.
► settler someone who goes to live in a place that people have never lived in before: · Many of the earliest settlers here dies from disease and hunger.· Settlers found a plentiful supply of fruit and game in the nearby forests.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► camp
someone who lives in an empty building or on a piece of land without permission and without paying rent· He was advised to leave the squatter camp and was given help in locating a new home.