Definition of preemptor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

preventive action

Rare

one who takes action to prevent something from occurring

Rare

The preemptor moved quickly to secure the resources before others could..

preventer

land acquisition

Dated

one who acquires land by preemption

Dated

The preemptor claimed the land before it was surveyed.

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Origin of preemptor

Latin, prae (before) + emere (to buy)

Examples of preemptor in a sentence

The preemptor's actions saved the company from a major crisis.
The preemptor's rights were challenged in court.
As a preemptor, he had first choice of the land.

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French:personne préventive, préempteur, ...
German:Verhinderer, Vorkäufer, ...
Italian:precursore, acquirente per prelazione, ...
Spanish:precursor, adquirente por preempción, ...
Portuguese:precursor, adquirente por preempção, ...
Chinese:预防者, 优先购买者, ...
Japanese:先取者, 先買者, ...
Arabic:المستبِق, مُسْتَحْوِذ بالأَسْبَقِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:מַמְנֵעַ, רֹוכֵש בִּזְכוּת קֶדֶם, ...
Russian:предупреждающий, преэмптор, ...
Ukrainian:попереджувач, претендент, ...
Hindi:अवरोधक, पूर्वक्रेता, ...
Bengali:প্রতিরোধকারী, প্রিম্পটর, ...
Catalan:preventor, preemptor, ...
Czech:osoba jednající preventivně, nabyvatel půdy na základě předkupního práva, ...
Danish:forebygger, forkøbsretshaver, ...
Dutch:voorkomer, preëmptor, ...
Greek:προληπτικός, προαγοραστής, ...
Hungarian:kezdeményező, elővásárló, ...
Khmer:អ្នកដែលចាត់វិធានការជាមុន ដើម្បីទប់ស្កាត់កុំឱ្យរឿងមួយកើតឡើង, អ្នកទិញដីដោយសិទ្ធិអាទិភាព, ...
Korean:선제자, 선점자, ...
Persian:پیشگیر, پیش‌خریدکننده, ...
Polish:zapobiegawczy, nabywca przez zasiedzenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):precursor, adquirente por preferência, ...
Romanian:prevenitor, preemptor de terenuri, ...
Swedish:förebyggare, förköpare, ...
Thai:ผู้ป้องกัน, ผู้จับจองที่ดิน, ...
Turkish:önleyici, öncelikli alıcı, ...
Vietnamese:người ngăn chặn, người chiếm đất, ...

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