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PRE-EMPTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pre-emptor mean?
• PRE-EMPTOR (noun)
The noun PRE-EMPTOR has 2 senses:
1. someone who acquires land by preemption
2. a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid
Familiarity information: PRE-EMPTOR used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who acquires land by preemption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
pre-emptor; preemptor
Hypernyms ("pre-emptor" is a kind of...):
appropriator (someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
pre-emptor; preemptor
Hypernyms ("pre-emptor" is a kind of...):
bidder (someone who makes a bid at cards)
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