pre-emptorn.

Brit.

/priːˈɛm(p)tə/,

/prɪˈɛm(p)tə/, U.S.

/priˈɛm(p)tər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre-emption n., -or suffix.

Etymology: < pre-empt- (in pre-emption n.) + -or suffix. Compare post-classical Latin praeemptor (in an undated glossary; subsequently from 13th cent.). With sense 2 compare earlier pre-empt v. 3. Compare later emptor n.The form pre-empter is also occasionally attested (compare -er suffix¹):1962 G. Nicholson Vancouver Island's West Coast 265 A kindly Norwegian pre-empter..assisted them in re-sawing and whittling the boards down to the proper dimensions by hand.

1. North American. A person who acquires, or seeks to acquire, public land by pre-emption. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > buying > buyer > [noun] > acquirer of land by right of purchase

pre-emptor1754

pre-emptioner1800

1754 Bill of Complaint in Chancery New-Jersey brought by Thomas Clarke (1760) 15/1 The first of which Grantees, that are Pre-emptors, or make the first Purchase of the Soil from the native Indians, are in fact, and ought to be deemed the rightful Owners thereof.

1797 A. Bishop Georgia Speculation Unveiled i. 9 Secured by severe laws from all fraud and force on the part of the preemptors.

1860 Brit. Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 12 Jan. 2/1 Pre-emptors run the risk of having to pay twice the amount required by the American government for wild land.

1877 W. H. Burroughs On Taxation 129 Land as such, in the occupancy of a pre-emptor..is not subject to taxation.

1917 H. Garland Son of Middle Border xxv. 308 The section lines had not been run and every pre-emptor looked and longed for the coming of the surveying crew.

1997 R. W. Sandwell Beyond City Limits v. 95 Evidence presented here has suggested that some preemptors had other uses for the lands they took up.

2. Bridge. A player who makes a pre-emptive bid.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > player or players > type of bidder

declarer1905

underbidder1923

raiser1927

no-trumper1929

pre-emptor1931

responder1931

cue-bidder1932

overbidder1936

psychist1945

1931 Times 17 Mar. 17/5 The pre-emptor does not want, or should not want, his partner to interfere. Nor should he be in a position to bid up gradually.

1972 R. Markus Common-sense Bridge iii. 99 South..overlooked the warning of the pre-emptor's bid and East's confident double.

2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 22 June 30 Normally, you do not bid 3NT unless you can use the pre-emptor's suit, but here we have an exception.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-emptor
释义	pre-emptorn. Brit. /priːˈɛm(p)tə/, /prɪˈɛm(p)tə/, U.S. /priˈɛm(p)tər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre-emption n., -or suffix. Etymology: < pre-empt- (in pre-emption n.) + -or suffix. Compare post-classical Latin praeemptor (in an undated glossary; subsequently from 13th cent.). With sense 2 compare earlier pre-empt v. 3. Compare later emptor n.The form pre-empter is also occasionally attested (compare -er suffix¹):1962 G. Nicholson Vancouver Island's West Coast 265 A kindly Norwegian pre-empter..assisted them in re-sawing and whittling the boards down to the proper dimensions by hand. 1. North American. A person who acquires, or seeks to acquire, public land by pre-emption. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > buyer > [noun] > acquirer of land by right of purchase pre-emptor1754 pre-emptioner1800 1754 Bill of Complaint in Chancery New-Jersey brought by Thomas Clarke (1760) 15/1 The first of which Grantees, that are Pre-emptors, or make the first Purchase of the Soil from the native Indians, are in fact, and ought to be deemed the rightful Owners thereof. 1797 A. Bishop Georgia Speculation Unveiled i. 9 Secured by severe laws from all fraud and force on the part of the preemptors. 1860 Brit. Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 12 Jan. 2/1 Pre-emptors run the risk of having to pay twice the amount required by the American government for wild land. 1877 W. H. Burroughs On Taxation 129 Land as such, in the occupancy of a pre-emptor..is not subject to taxation. 1917 H. Garland Son of Middle Border xxv. 308 The section lines had not been run and every pre-emptor looked and longed for the coming of the surveying crew. 1997 R. W. Sandwell Beyond City Limits v. 95 Evidence presented here has suggested that some preemptors had other uses for the lands they took up. 2. Bridge. A player who makes a pre-emptive bid. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > player or players > type of bidder declarer1905 underbidder1923 raiser1927 no-trumper1929 pre-emptor1931 responder1931 cue-bidder1932 overbidder1936 psychist1945 1931 Times 17 Mar. 17/5 The pre-emptor does not want, or should not want, his partner to interfere. Nor should he be in a position to bid up gradually. 1972 R. Markus Common-sense Bridge iii. 99 South..overlooked the warning of the pre-emptor's bid and East's confident double. 2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 22 June 30 Normally, you do not bid 3NT unless you can use the pre-emptor's suit, but here we have an exception. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1754
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