anticipant

[ an-tis-uh-puhnt ]

adjective

1. anticipative (usually followed by of ):

   We were eagerly anticipant of her arrival.

noun

1. a person who anticipates.

anticipant

/ ænˈtɪsɪpənt /

adjective

1. operating in advance; expectant; anticipating

noun

1. a person who anticipates; anticipator

Word History and Origins

Origin of anticipant¹

1620–30; < Latin anticipant- (stem of anticipāns, present participle of anticipāre ) taking before, equivalent to anti- (variant of ante- ante- ) + -cip- (combining form of capere to take) + -ant- -ant

Example Sentences

He said "Now" with a little sucking in of breath and a thin anticipant smile and spun on his heel.

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Inside the great temple the people of Nedra were singing and chanting with anticipant joy; outside the world was smiling benignly.

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His gaze troubled her, and when he withdrew his eyes she looked at him, anticipant and fearing.

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