landshark

/ (ˈlændˌʃɑːk) /

noun

informal a person who makes inordinate profits by buying and selling land

Nearby words

landscape architecture, landscape gardening, landscaper, landscapist, landseer, landshark, landshut, landside, landskip, landsknecht, landslide

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Examples from the Web for landshark

He applied the methods—somewhat modified for the occasion—of a landshark in winning his wife.
Dennison Grant|Robert Stead