expropriator

/ɛkˈsproʊpriˌeɪtər/
noun
  1. A person or entity that takes away property, especially by legal authority or for public use.
    • In history, the expropriator often seized assets without fair compensation.
    • The company feared the city would become an expropriator of their factory site.
    • The government acted as an expropriator of land to build the new highway.
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