Kinkaider

noun

Kin·​kaid·​er

kinˈkādə(r)

plural -s

: a settler on free land in Nebraska under terms of the Kinkaid Act in 1904 which allowed each bona fide settler 640 acres upon payment of a filing fee of 14 dollars

the place Kinkaiders make their home and prairie chickens freely roam

—Carl Sandburg

Word History

Etymology

Moses P. Kinkaid †1922 American congressman + English -er

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