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Definition of Claim jumper
1. Noun. One who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim.
Definition of Claim jumper
1. Noun. One who disreputably mines land legitimately claimed by another. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Claim Jumper
Literary usage of Claim jumper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Behind the Scenes in the Transvaal by David Mackay Wilson (1901)
"... as claim jumper—Concessions granted by President—An extraordinary Power of
Attorney—Foundation of Barberton— Government reward never paid—Snake in ..."
2. An Illustrated History of Monroe County, Iowa: A Complete Civil, Political by Frank Hickenlooper (1896)
"The "Club law" was accordingly instituted by the settlers to protect themselves
and their neighbors from the "claim-jumper." While it was not in strict ..."
3. The History of Agriculture in Dane County, Wisconsin by Benjamin Horace Hibbard (1905)
"... was in the protection of the squatter against the claim jumper.21 Under the
system then in use it was utterly im- "Ebenezer Brigham was a justice of the ..."
4. The Argonauts of California: Being the Reminiscences of Scenes and Incidents by Charles Warren Haskins (1890)
"The big THE claim jumper. • fellow, C. Marple, who was from Philadelphia, in a
very mild and persuasive tone of voice requested the US arsenal to kindly ..."
5. John Brown, 1800-1859: A Biography Fifty Years After by Oswald Garrison Villard (1910)
"Henry Thompson's part was watching, with a loaded revolver in his hand, every
action of the claim-jumper until he disappeared in the distance, ..."
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