PRE-EMPTOR Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word pre-emptor. (close relations)
Definition of PRE-EMPTOR
pre-empt
Best Alternative Words for PRE-EMPTOR
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anticipator | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who anticipates | ||||||||
forecaster | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) | ||||||||
forerunner | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who goes before or announces the coming of another • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone • anything that precedes something similar in time | ||||||||
harbinger | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone verb • foreshadow or presage | ||||||||
herald | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (formal) a person who announces important news • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone verb • foreshadow or presage • praise vociferously • greet enthusiastically or joyfully | ||||||||
indicator | nounn | |||||||
noun • a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time • a signal for attracting attention • a device for showing the operating condition of some system • (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction | ||||||||
portent | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sign of something about to happen | ||||||||
precursor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) • a person who goes before or announces the coming of another • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||||
prognosticator | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) | ||||||||
prophet | nounn | |||||||
noun • an authoritative person who divines the future • someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God | ||||||||
signaler | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who communicates by signals | ||||||||
foreteller | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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preemptor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who acquires land by preemption • a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid |