n. One who or that which squats.n. One who settles on new land, particularly on public land, without a title.n. Hence One who or that which assumes domiciliary rights without a title.n. One who obtains from the government a right of pasturage on moderate terms; also, any stock-owner.n. In ornithology, same as krieker.To plunge into or through water.To make a noise like a flock of wild fowl flapping their wings against or through the water.