preemptor

See also: preëmptor

English

Etymology

Compare Latin praeemptor.

Noun

preemptor (plural preemptors)

1. Someone who preempts; especially one who appropriates public land.

References

• “preemptor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.