Claim Jumper (Noun)
Meaning
One who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The claim jumper had been warned to vacate the land, but he refused to leave, insisting that he had found it first.
- The sheriff was tasked with evicting the claim jumper who had taken over the abandoned mine.
- After months of searching, the prospector finally found the claim jumper who had been secretly working his gold claim.
- The court ruled in favor of the original claimant, ordering the claim jumper to pay damages for the stolen ore.
- The claim jumper's actions were seen as a brazen attempt to steal the land from its rightful owner.