claim-jumper
noun
a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
claim-jumping
-
a word derived from
claim-jumper.
Example Sentences
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A kind of claim-jumping mold had moved in and started its own colonies among the staph.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was in well-boring or insurance or claim-jumping, or something—I've forgotten which.
From Heart of the West [Annotated] by Loewenstein, Joseph E.
In fact, in our day land-robbery, claim-jumping, is become a European governmental frenzy.
From Following the Equator, Part 7 by Twain, Mark
An era of claim-jumping, faro-playing, dance-halls, the Bird-Cage, Opera House, Apache scares, stage hold-ups; and, of course, gun-fighting.
From When the West Was Young by Bechdolt, Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie)
He was in well-boring or insurance or claim-jumping, or something--I've forgotten which.
From Heart of the West by Henry, O.
