landshark

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A customs officer. derogatory,obsolete,slang
  2. A swindler or fraudster. derogatory,obsolete,slang
  3. A landgrabber. derogatory
    — 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.

词形变化

landsharks plural land shark alternative land-shark alternative

词汇关系

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词源

From land + shark.
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