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land-grabber

[ land-grab-er ]

noun

  1. a person who seizes land illegally or underhandedly.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of land-grabber1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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One land-grabber, Alvim Souza Alves, was trying to sell a plot inside the Uru Eu Wau Wau indigenous reserve for about £16,400 in local currency.

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An American ninja helps a couple fight a Manila land-grabber’s Japanese ninja.

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King Arthur loves Guinevere and tries to keep her from the clutches of Lancelot and a land-grabber.

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A vicious, land-grabber of a cancer, latterly imperceptible to his expert oncologists, and even scans, killed my husband, on 8 February 2015.

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Begin is portrayed as brilliant but also obstinate, if not duplicitous — more land-grabber than peacemaker.

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