land-grabber
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of land-grabber
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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One land-grabber, Alvim Souza Alves, was trying to sell a plot inside the Uru Eu Wau Wau indigenous reserve for about £16,400 in local currency.
From BBC
An American ninja helps a couple fight a Manila land-grabber’s Japanese ninja.
From Los Angeles Times
King Arthur loves Guinevere and tries to keep her from the clutches of Lancelot and a land-grabber.
From Los Angeles Times
A vicious, land-grabber of a cancer, latterly imperceptible to his expert oncologists, and even scans, killed my husband, on 8 February 2015.
From The Guardian
Begin is portrayed as brilliant but also obstinate, if not duplicitous — more land-grabber than peacemaker.
From Washington Post
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