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noun
Agent noun of forestall: one who, or that which, forestalls.
One who preemptively purchases goods in order to drive up their market price for resale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Broader terms: price gouger, profiteer
noun
Agent noun of forestall: one who, or that which, forestalls.
A device that overrides an automatic brake signal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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noun
Agent noun of forestall: one who, or that which, forestalls.
One who obstructs a road, especially in order to intercept traffic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: law
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History
From Middle English forstaller, forstallor, forstallar, equivalent to forestall + -er.
