- 1. n. One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another. Source: opted
- 2. n. One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease. Source: opted
- 3. n. An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast. Source: opted
- 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. Source: webster
- 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. Source: adambom
- 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. Source: ecdict
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