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One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another.

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  1. n. One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another.
  2. n. One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease.
  3. n. An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast.
  4. 1. One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease. 3. (Naut.) An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast. Preventer bolts, or Preventer plates (Naut.), fixtures connected with preventers to reënforce other rigging. -- Preventer stay. (Naut.) Same as Preventer, 3.
  5. An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast. Preventer bolts, orPreventer plates (Naut.), fixtures connected with preventers toreënforce other rigging.-- Preventer stay. (Naut.) Same as Preventer, 3.
  6. n:100 n. One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another. n. One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease. n. An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast.