landless
[ land-lis ]
/ ˈlænd lɪs /
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adjective
without landed property; not owning land: a landless noble.
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How to use landless in a sentence
Derived from the Arawak word buccan, “boucanier” initially referred to landless hunters who survived off wild game and developed a particular meat-drying technique on the islands of Hispaniola and Tortuga.
The Buccaneers embody Tampa’s love of pirates. Is that a problem?|Jamie Goodall|February 5, 2021|Washington PostThe village, throttled by the grip of landlessness, always threw a certain surplus of labor-power on to the market.
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