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land-grabber
[ land-grab-er ]
noun
- 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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