landgrabber

land-grab·ber

[land-grab-er]
noun
a person who seizes land illegally or underhandedly.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism

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land grab

noun
the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.
Also, land-grab.

land-grab·ber, noun
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