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Preemptor

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. One who preempts; especially, one who appropriates public land.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who preëmpts; esp., one who preëmpts public land.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who preëmpts; especially, one who takes up land with the privilege of preëmption.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid

n. someone who acquires land by preemption

n. a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid

Word Usage

"He knew the man, a preemptor of Folly Bay, a truckler to the cannery because he was always in debt to the cannery, -- and a quarrelsome individual besides, who took advantage of his size and strength to browbeat less able men."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

bidder appropriator