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Webster 1913 Edition


Preemptor

Pre-ëmpt′or

(?; 215)
,
Noun.
[Cf. L.
praeemptor
.]
One who preëmpts; esp., one who preëmpts public land.

Definition 2024


preemptor

preemptor

See also: preëmptor

English

Noun

preemptor (plural preemptors)

  1. One who preempts; especially, one who appropriates public land.