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Meaning of landshark | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A customs officer.
derogatory, obsolete, slang
A swindler or fraudster.
derogatory, obsolete, slang
A landgrabber.
derogatory

Examples

“By the Europeans, Sir, to gratify the lust of the landsharks and land-jobbers who hungered after the lands of the Natives: it was to satisfy their greed, and not for the benefit of the Natives in any way.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

landship Landshut landsickness landside landsider landsite