claim-jumper
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of claim-jumper
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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A frontier farm woman saves the life of a claim-jumper and persuades him to help her escort three insane women to a safe haven in Iowa.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2020
So long as this door was successfully held, no claim-jumper could penetrate into the tunnel or reach the shaft at the end.
From A Girl of the Klondike by Cross, Victoria
The claim-jumper dropped what was left of his burden and went hopping on, acquiring stone bruises with every leap.
From Rimrock Trail by Dunn, J. Allan, (Joseph Allan)
He dared the shotgun the night they run that claim-jumper off.
From Vandemark's Folly by Quick, Herbert
We will complete the cabin just as if we were to move into it, and if anybody who looks like an intended claim-jumper comes prowling around, we will take the alarm and move in.
From The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas by Rogers, W. A. (William Allen)
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