squatter

(noun) someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it. Synonyms: homesteader, nester.

(noun) someone who settles on land without right or title.

(adj) short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature. Synonyms: chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy. Examples: "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."

(adj) having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground. Synonyms: squat, underslung.