"landgrabber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: landgrabbers [plural]
Etymology: land + grabber Etymology templates: {{compound|en|land|grabber}} land + grabber Head templates: {{en-noun}} landgrabber (plural landgrabbers)
  1. (especially Ireland) One in the possession or occupancy of land from which another has been evicted; one who engages in a landgrab. Tags: Ireland, especially
    Sense id: en-landgrabber-en-noun-Lpv~mcbF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

Inflected forms

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