land-grabber
[ land-grab-er ]
noun
a person who seizes land illegally or underhandedly.
Origin of land-grabber
1An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Words Nearby land-grabber
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How to use land-grabber in a sentence
If a man had not taken land himself, he might have worked for some one who had, or bought cattle from a land-grabber.
Your plant is a land-grabber of Rob Roy proclivities; it believes in a fair fight and no favour.
Science in Arcady | Grant AllenIn consequence Connell was regarded by the National League here as a ‘land-grabber.’
Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) | William Henry HurlbertIt's a favorite trick of our anti-British friends to call England a "land-grabber."
A Straight Deal | Owen WisterThe word "land-grabber" has been passed to him by German and Sinn Fein propaganda, and he merely parrots it forth.
A Straight Deal | Owen Wister
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