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
Like a claim-jumper in the 19th century, Grooveshark could perhaps have emerged from the era of digital lawlessness with enough leverage to force the music companies to the negotiating table, and borrowed enough expertise from the venture capitalists to become a functional business.
From The Verge
You make about the poorest kind of claim-jumper I ever ran up against, and I've handled quite a few in my time.
From Project Gutenberg
The man must have been a claim-jumper, and meant to steal those papers.
From Project Gutenberg
He has always adopted the tactics of the claim-jumper.
From Project Gutenberg
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