Encroacher

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who encroaches; one who lessens or limits anything, as a right or privilege, by narrowing its boundaries.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who by gradual steps enters on, and takes possession of, what is not his own.
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  • noun. One who encroaches.
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  • noun. someone who enters by force in order to conquer
    • Word Usage
    "Catharine, on the other hand, considered him rather as an encroacher upon the grace which she had shown him than one whose delicacy rendered him deserving of such favour."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    interloper  intruder  trespasser  
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