pre-emptor

Noun
Synonyms: preemptor

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Noun (2)

  1. someone who acquires land by preemptionSynonyms: preemptorType of appropriator
  2. a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bidSynonyms: preemptorType of bidder

Related words preempt verb

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Preemptor \Pre*["e]mpt"or\ (?; 215), n. [Cf. L. praeemptor.] One who pre["e]mpts; esp., one who pre["e]mpts public land. [1913 Webster]
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