地じ上あげ屋や

noun

land shark; land speculator

A person or company that aggressively buys up small plots of land, often using coercive tactics, to assemble a larger site for development. The term carries a negative, predatory connotation.

• あの地ち域いきでは地じ上あげ屋やが暗あん躍やくしているらしい。

  It seems land sharks are operating behind the scenes in that area.

• 地じ上あげ屋やに土と地ちを売うるように迫せまられた。

  I was pressured by a land speculator to sell my land.