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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who preempts; especially one who appropriates public land.
2. 2
   a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid wordnet
3. 3
   someone who acquires land by preemption wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

pre emptorpre-emptor

Etymology

Compare Latin praeemptor.

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