squatter
squat·ter/ˈskwɑ.təɹ/noun, adjective
squatter is spelled S-Q-U-A-T-T-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables (squat·ter). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, squatter means “One who squats; one who sits down idly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of squatter is squatters.
How many letters and syllables are in squatter?
| Letters | 8: S-Q-U-A-T-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: squat·ter |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is squatter?
Squatter appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce squatter?
- UK /ˈskwɒ.tə/
- US /ˈskwɑ.təɹ/
Squatter has 2 syllables, split squat·ter in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-squatter.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with squatter?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as squatter from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of squatter
- squatters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does squatter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who squats; one who sits down idly.
- 2
AustraliaOne who occupied Crown land.
- 3
A poor vagrant; a hobo or beggar; one suffering from extreme poverty.
- 4
AustraliaA large-scale grazier and landowner.
Boldrewood was a squatter, a magistrate and a commissioner of goldfields and knew thoroughly the life he described in Robbery Under Arms (1888), the story of the bushranger Captain Starlight–first serialised in The Sydney Mail in 1881–and i
- 5
informalA squat toilet.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of squat: more squat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Squatter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one occupying a place without permission:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | squatter |
| German | Hausbesetzer, Mietnomade, Landbesetzer |
| Portuguese | okupa |
| Spanish | paracaidista, okupa, ocupante / ocupador ilícito |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does squatter come from?
From squat + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).