单词 | pre-emptor |
释义 | pre-emptor (once / 2363863 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY pre-empt: pre-emption, pre-emptive, pre-emptor USAGE EXAMPLESIt was needful to become a constructive pre-emptor, and to exhort a number of impenitent squatters to early penitence and reformation. Bartlett, William Chauncey, A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.(2012) If the pre-emptor filed his claim one day or one week before he commenced his occupation, his claim, as against the railroad company, is fraudulent. Cloud, D. C., Monopolies and the People(2012) When he comes home, he's a harmless settlement loafer, or an industrious pre-emptor. Bindloss, Harold, By Right of Purchase(2011) 1 n someone who acquires land by preemption 2Syn|Hyper preemptor appropriator someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) n a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid Syn|Hyper preemptor bidder someone who makes a bid at cards |
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