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claim jumper

/kleɪm ˈdʒʌmpər/

Tradução: Termo histórico do Velho Oeste americano que designava a pessoa que se apoderava ilegalmente de uma concessão de mineração ou de terras demarcadas pertencentes a outro. Hoje a expressão é raramente usada fora de contextos históricos ou de literatura de faroeste.

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/kleɪm ˈdʒʌmpər/informalamericanobsoleto
  • ptTermo histórico do Velho Oeste americano que designava a pessoa que se apoderava ilegalmente de uma concessão de mineração ou de terras demarcadas pertencentes a outro. Hoje a expressão é raramente usada fora de contextos históricos ou de literatura de faroeste.

A historical term from the American Old West referring to a person who illegally takes possession of another person's mining claim or staked land. The phrase is now rarely used outside of historical contexts or Western-themed fiction.

  1. Mining trespasserC1formalamerican

    A person who illegally takes possession of another person's mining claim or land.

    ptInvasor de jazida

    • The old prospector chased off a claim jumper from his gold mine.
    • Claim jumpers were a common threat during the Gold Rush.
    • He was arrested for being a claim jumper on federal land.
  2. Opportunistic personC2informalamerican

    Someone who takes advantage of another's work or position for personal gain.

    ptOportunista

    • In the corporate world, he was seen as a claim jumper, stealing credit for others' ideas.
    • She accused her colleague of being a claim jumper after he took over her project.
    • Don't be a claim jumper; respect other people's hard work.