landshark
/ (ˈlændˌʃɑːk) /
noun
informal a person who makes inordinate profits by buying and selling land
Words nearby landshark
landscape architecture, landscape gardening, landscaper, landscapist, landseer, landshark, landshut, landside, landskip, landsknecht, landslide
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He applied the methods—somewhat modified for the occasion—of a landshark in winning his wife.
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