forestaller (English, noun)
expansion: forestaller (plural forestallers)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
tags: historical
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: Agent noun of forestall: one who, or that which, forestalls.
A device that overrides an automatic brake signal.
tags: historical
topics: law
glosses: Agent noun of forestall: one who, or that which, forestalls.
One who obstructs a road, especially in order to intercept traffic.
tags: archaic
Forms:
form: forestallers
tags: plural