Landgrabber

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One in the possession or occupancy of land from which another has been evicted; one who engages in a landgrab. Ireland, especially

    "To destroy the power of the landlord you must refuse to help him in his cruel work of eviction […] Don't buy anything from a landgrabber. [However,] If the landgrabber sends his children to school, don't drive them away."

Example

More examples

"To destroy the power of the landlord you must refuse to help him in his cruel work of eviction […] Don't buy anything from a landgrabber. [However,] If the landgrabber sends his children to school, don't drive them away."

Etymology

From land + grabber.

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