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preemptioner

preemptioner noun: one who holds a prior right to purchase certain public land.

Noun

preemptioner (plural preemptioners)

  1. One who holds a prior right to purchase certain public land.
    • A title under a preemption claim ,writing to pay to the preemptioner a sum of Held, better than one claimed through a New money as a part of the price for which the Madrid certificate1867, Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, Digest of the Reports of the United States Courts and Acts of Congress

Forms of preemptioner

pluralpreemptioners

Origin of preemptioner

From preemption + -er.

Questions about preemptioner

What does preemptioner mean?
Preemptioner means one who holds a prior right to purchase certain public land.
What part of speech is preemptioner?
Preemptioner is a noun.
What is the plural of preemptioner?
The plural of preemptioner is preemptioners.

Words near preemptioner in the dictionary

  1. preempted
  2. preemptible
  3. preempting
  4. preemption
  5. preemptional
  6. preemptioner
  7. preemptioners
  8. preemptions
  9. preemptive
  10. preemptive right
  11. preemptive rights

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