land-grabber
[land-grab-er]
- a person who seizes land illegally or underhandedly.
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Origin of land-grabber
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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Examples from the Web for land-grabber
Historical Examples
From this the land-grabber understood that he planted again at his peril.
The FijiansBasil Thomson
He pulled back the lapel of his coat, and the land-grabber saw the butt of a gun nestling under his left arm.
The Long ChancePeter B. Kyne
And as he gazed, almost sorrowfully, at the land-grabber, he puffed enjoyably at Carey's cigar.
The Long ChancePeter B. Kyne
"Take him away" panted Carey, on the instant that Sam Singer, with a peculiar low guttural cry, sprang upon the land-grabber.
The Long ChancePeter B. Kyne
But Benton was not a land-grabber, whether in the interest of slavery or of mere jingoism.