claim jumper

/kleɪm ˌdʒʌmpər/
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Other forms: claim jumpers

Definitions of claim jumper
  1. noun
    one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim
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    type of:
    supplanter, usurper
    one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
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