Squatter /(-tẽr)/

Squat·ter

Squatter

n.
  1. One who squats;
    In such a tract, squatters and trespassers were tolerated to an extent now unknown.
  2. See Squat snipe, under Squat. (Zool.)

Phrases & Compounds
Squatter sovereignty
the right claimed by the squatters, or actual residents, of a Territory of the United States to make their own laws.