land-grabber

[ land-grab-er ]

/ ˈlændˌgræb ər /

a person who seizes land illegally or underhandedly.

Origin of land-grabber

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

The land-grabber—the parasite who had lived only to destroy—looked up at Bob McGraw.

The Long Chance |Peter B. Kyne
Your plant is a land-grabber of Rob Roy proclivities; it believes in a fair fight and no favour.

Science in Arcady |Grant Allen
The word "land-grabber" has been passed to him by German and Sinn Fein propaganda, and he merely parrots it forth.

A Straight Deal |Owen Wister
Pennsylvania accused our royal governor of being a land-grabber and the catspaw or partner of land-speculators.

A Virginia Scout |Hugh Pendexter

But Benton was not a land-grabber, whether in the interest of slavery or of mere jingoism.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6 |Various