claim-jumper
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- claim-jumping noun
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
The man must have been a claim-jumper, and meant to steal those papers.
From A Damaged Reputation by Bindloss, Harold
Men too sick to walk crawled out to their claims an' died there, scary lest some claim-jumper should seize their claims.
From The Boy With the U.S. Miners by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
He has always adopted the tactics of the claim-jumper.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.
He dared the shotgun the night they run that claim-jumper off.
From Vandemark's Folly by Quick, Herbert
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