preempt
verb (used with object)
to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
preemptor
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a word derived from
preempt.
Example Sentences
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To restrict the privilege within reasonable limits, credit to the ordinary preemptor on offered land is not extended beyond twelve months, within which time the minimum price must be paid.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 2: Andrew Johnson by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson
The preemptor has to pay about five dollars in the way of fees before he gets through the entire process of securing a title.
From Minnesota and Dacotah by C. C. (Christopher Columbus) Andrews
I say second choice, because the preemptor has had the first choice long ago, and it may be before the land was surveyed.
From Minnesota and Dacotah by C. C. (Christopher Columbus) Andrews
The preemptor must make a settlement on the land in person; inhabit and improve the same, and erect thereon a dwelling.
From Minnesota and Dacotah by C. C. (Christopher Columbus) Andrews
Now, the rights of an agricultural preemptor we understand.
From Minnesota and Dacotah by C. C. (Christopher Columbus) Andrews
