claim-jumper
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of claim-jumper
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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A frontier farm woman saves the life of a claim-jumper and persuades him to help her escort three insane women to a safe haven in Iowa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2020
The man must have been a claim-jumper, and meant to steal those papers.
From A Damaged Reputation by Bindloss, Harold
Dick McGill, I am sure it was, told the first claim-jumper we visited that I was at the head of the mob, and he had me arrested.
From Vandemark's Folly by Quick, Herbert
Mr. Hames is what you could call a professional claim-jumper, and it’s fortunate that there’s a weak spot or two in his career.”
From The Greater Power by Dunton, W. Herbert
He had still dared to hope that this girl was of no blood kin of the claim-jumper, Jeffery Neilson.
From The Sky Line of Spruce by Marshall, Edison
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