preemptioner

Etymology

From preemption + -er.

preemptioner means one who holds a prior right to purchase certain public land. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

One who holds a prior right to purchase certain public land.“A title under a preemption claim ,writing to pay to the preemptioner a sum of Held, better than one claimed through a New money as a part of the price for which the Madrid certificate”