land-grabber

[ land-grab-er ]

/ ˈlændˌgræb ər /

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noun

a person who seizes land illegally or underhandedly.

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Origin of land-grabber

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words nearby land-grabber

land forces, landform, land freeze, land girl, land grab, land-grabber, land grant, land-grant college, landgrave, landgraviate, landgravine

How to use land-grabber in a sentence

For every nanosecond that I miraculously lift off the ground, I land with an inordinately loud thud.
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It was supposed to land in Singapore at 8:57 a.m. local time.
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The Federal Duck Stamp Act raised the fee on stamps needed to hunt waterfowl on federal land from $15 to $25.
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In this American dream, we are emotionally tied to the people and land of our communities.
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Chickens require significantly less land, water, and energy than all other meat options except farmed salmon.
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Then with your victorious legions you can march south and help drive the Yankee invaders from the land.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
It is a lofty and richly-decorated pile of the fourteenth century; and tells of the labours and the wealth of a foreign land.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Worst danger zone, the open sea, now traversed, but on land not yet out of the wood.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
It was more like the boarding of a ship than any land fight I had ever seen or imagined.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
We see the whole land, even if but at a distance, instead of being limited merely to the spot where our foot treads.
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