In American law. one who settles on another’s land, particularly on public lands, without a title. See o’Donnell v. McIntyre, 16 Abb. N. C. (N. Y.) 84; Park-ersburg Industrial Co. v. Schultz, 43 W. Va. 470, 27 S. E. 255
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
