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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : en-krohch |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈkroʊtʃ |
Définition of encroacher
Origin :- early 14c., "acquire, get," from Old French encrochier "seize, fasten on, hang on (to), cling (to); hang up, suspend," literally "to catch with a hook," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + croc "hook," from Old Norse krokr "hook" (see crook). Meaning "seize wrongfully" is from c.1400. Sense of "trespass" is first recorded 1530s. Related: Encroached; encroaches; encroaching.
- As in trespasser : noun intruder
- But it shewed her how reasonable and just my expectations were; and that I was no encroacher.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It is possible; there are dangerous virtues: virtues that tempt the encroacher.
- Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25) » by Robert Louis Stevenson
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