All 6 Uses of
squatter
in
The Glass Castle
- They were called squatters, and the buildings were called squats.
p. 266..2squatters = people who live in an unoccupied place without the legal right
- But Mom and Dad were clearly proud, and as I listened to them talk ... about their fellow squatters and the friends they'd made in the neighborhood and the common fight against the city's housing agency,
p. 267..4 *squatters = people who live in an unoccupied place without legal right
- I told Mom she was the snootiest squatter I'd ever met, and that made her laugh.
p. 269..3squatter = someone who lives in an unoccupied place without the legal right
- She had been a squatter for almost fifteen years, and the city had finally decided to sell the apartments to her and the other squatters for one dollar apiece.
p. 288..2
- She had been a squatter for almost fifteen years, and the city had finally decided to sell the apartments to her and the other squatters for one dollar apiece.
p. 288..3squatters = people who live in an unoccupied place without the legal right
- She couldn't accept our invitation to stay awhile, she said, because she had to get back for a board meeting of the squatters.
p. 288..4
Definition:
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(squatter) someone who lives in an unoccupied place without the legal righteditor's notes: In most countries, if squatters are able to stay long enough, they will acquire legal title.