landshark
/ (ˈlændˌʃɑːk) /
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noun
informal a person who makes inordinate profits by buying and selling land
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Words nearby landshark
landscape gardening, landscaper, landscapist, Landseer, Land's End, landshark, Landshut, landside, landskip, landsknecht, landslide
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How to use landshark in a sentence
He applied the methods—somewhat modified for the occasion—of a landshark in winning his wife.
Dennison Grant|Robert SteadThat wizened-up landshark of a Jerry Clifford is in sight, bound to the post-office, I cal'late.
Mary-'Gusta|Joseph C. Lincoln