claim-jumper

American  

[kleym-juhm-per] / ˈkleɪmˌdʒʌm pər /

noun

1. a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.

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Other Word Forms

• claim-jumping
  noun

Etymology

Origin of claim-jumper

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

claim-jumper

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

Mr. Hames is what you could call a professional claim-jumper, and it’s fortunate that there’s a weak spot or two in his career.”

From The Greater Power by Dunton, W. Herbert

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 A Damaged Reputation by Bindloss, Harold

The gray old claim-jumper had this to redeem him, at least.

From The Sky Line of Spruce by Marshall, Edison

I thought so the night we went over to run the claim-jumper off Absalom Frost's land, within a week of my joining.

From Vandemark's Folly by Quick, Herbert