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PREEMPTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does preemptor mean? 

PREEMPTOR (noun)
  The noun PREEMPTOR has 2 senses:

1. someone who acquires land by preemptionplay

2. a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bidplay

  Familiarity information: PREEMPTOR used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PREEMPTOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who acquires land by preemption

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

pre-emptor; preemptor

Hypernyms ("preemptor" is a kind of...):

appropriator (someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission))

Derivation:

preempt (acquire for oneself before others can do so)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

pre-emptor; preemptor

Hypernyms ("preemptor" is a kind of...):

bidder (someone who makes a bid at cards)

Derivation:

preempt (make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge)


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