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Definition of Forestaller
1. n. One who forestalls; esp., one who forestalls the market.
Definition of Forestaller
1. Noun. A person who forestalls, especially one who buys goods before they can be sold on the open market in anticipation of rising prices ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forestaller
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forestaller
Literary usage of Forestaller
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Beverley Town Documents by Arthur Francis Leach (1900)
"Save that if any have been lawfully convicted by the twelve jurors as a forestaller
within the meaning of the statute of the realm, then he or she so ..."
2. The Publications of the Selden Society by Selden Society (1892)
"... going outside the gates of the city contrary to the proclamation (half a mark).
Ralph the reeder is a common forestaller of reeds and tiles, ..."
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