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Webster 1913 Edition
Preventer
Pre-vent′er
,Noun.
1.
One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
2.
One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders;
as, a
. preventer
of evils or of disease3.
(Naut.)
An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast.
Preventer bolts
, or
Preventer plates
(Naut.)
, fixtures connected with preventers to reënforce other rigging.
– Preventer stay
. (Naut.)
Same as
Preventer
, 3.Webster 1828 Edition
Preventer
PREVENT'ER
,Noun.
1.
One that hinders; a hinderer; that which hinders; as a preventer of evils or of disease.