colonist vs squatter

colonist and squatter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colonist	Yes	No	No	No
squatter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, squatter is a hyponym of colonist; that is, squatter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colonist:

colonist: a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
squatter: someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it

Other hyponyms of colonist include Pilgrim, Pilgrim Father, pioneer, sourdough, homesteader, nester.

colonist (noun)	squatter (noun)
a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country	someone who settles on land without right or title
	someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it