1. (

• squatter ,
• homesteader ,
• nester

) someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it ;

2. (

• squatter ,

) someone who settles on land without right or title ;

1. (

• chunky ,
• dumpy ,
• low-set ,
• squat ,
• squatty ,
• stumpy

) short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" ;

2. (

• squat ,
• underslung

) having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground ;