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land-grabber

[ land-grab-er ]

/ ˈlændˌgræb ər /

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

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Example sentences from the Web for land-grabber

The land-grabber—the parasite who had lived only to destroy—looked up at Bob McGraw.
The Long Chance|Peter B. Kyne
Your plant is a land-grabber of Rob Roy proclivities; it believes in a fair fight and no favour.
Science in Arcady|Grant Allen
The word "land-grabber" has been passed to him by German and Sinn Fein propaganda, and he merely parrots it forth.
A Straight Deal|Owen Wister
Pennsylvania accused our royal governor of being a land-grabber and the catspaw or partner of land-speculators.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter

But Benton was not a land-grabber, whether in the interest of slavery or of mere jingoism.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6|Various

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