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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinvasor
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ĩvaˈzoɾ
"O proprietário tentou retirar o invasor do imóvel."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who unlawfully occupies an uninhabited building or unused land.
"The police served an eviction notice to the squatters living in the abandoned warehouse." - 2
Someone who settles on public land without legal title.
"Early pioneers in the region often started as squatters before officially purchasing their homesteads."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English verb 'squat', which originated in the late 14th century meaning 'to sit in a crouching position' (from Old French 'esquatter'). By the 18th century in North America, the term evolved to describe settling on land without a title or right, and subsequently expanded globally to refer to unauthorized occupants of abandoned or unoccupied buildings (propiedad ocupada).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Squatter" is said worldwide
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squatteur
Transliteration: skwatœʁ
"Les autorités ont expulsé le squatteur de la maison."
Hausbesetzer
Transliteration: ˈhaʊ̯sbəˌzɛt͡sɐ
"Die Polizei räumte das Gebäude von den Hausbesetzern."
occupante abusivo
Transliteration: okkuˈpante abuˈziːvo
"Il proprietario ha citato in giudizio l'occupante abusivo."
okupa
Transliteration: oˈkupa
"La policía desalojó a los okupas de la propiedad ocupada."
invasor
Transliteration: ĩvaˈzoɾ
"O proprietário tentou retirar o invasor do imóvel."
अतिक्रमणकारी
Transliteration: atikramanakaari
"पुलिस ने खाली इमारत से अतिक्रमणकारी को हटा दिया।"
无权占有者
Transliteration: wú quán zhàn yǒu zhě
"这栋空置的房屋里住着几个无权占有者。"
무단 점거자
Transliteration: mudan jeom-goja
"경찰은 빈 건물의 무단 점거자를 내쫓았습니다."
不法占拠者
Transliteration: fuhō senkyosha
"警察は空き家の不法占拠者を立ち退かせた。"
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