en·croach ( n-kr ch )intr.v. en·croached, en·croach·ing, en·croach·es 1. To take another's possessions or rights gradually or stealthily: encroach on a neighbor's land. 2. To advance beyond proper or former limits: desert encroaching upon grassland. 3. Football To commit encroachment. [Middle English encrochen, to seize illegally, from Old French encrochier, to seize : en-, in; see en-1 + croc, hook (of Germanic origin).] en·croach er n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  encroacher - someone who enters by force in order to conquerinterloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
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