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Encroacher

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en·croach  (n-krch)
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·croacher n.
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Noun1.Encroacherencroacher - someone who enters by force in order to conquer
invader
interloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission


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