claim-jumper
noun
a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
claim-jumping
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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
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 Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie) Bechdolt
In fact, in our day land-robbery, claim-jumping, is become a European governmental frenzy.
From Following the Equator, Part 7 by Mark Twain
He was in well-boring or insurance or claim-jumping, or something--I've forgotten which.
From Heart of the West by O. Henry
Baumberger droned on, mostly relating the details of cases he had won against long odds—cases for the most part similar to this claim-jumping business.
From Good Indian by B. M. Bower
