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pre-emptor

pre-emptor

9.9
A bridge player who makes an early high bid to stop opponents from bidding
  • noun
  • /priˈɛmptər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : preemptor
  • As the pre-emptor, she opened with a weak three-bid in hearts to block her opponents.

Examples

  • The pre-emptor hoped his bold bid would disrupt the opposing team's communication.

  • In bridge, a skilled pre-emptor can change the game's outcome.

  • Experienced players can often identify a pre-emptor by their aggressive early bids.

  • The pre-emptor made a bold move to disrupt the opponents.

  • As the pre-emptor, she opened with a weak three-bid in hearts to block her opponents.

  • Experienced players can often identify a pre-emptor by their aggressive early bids.

  • The pre-emptor hoped his bold bid would disrupt the opposing team's communication.

Synonyms

bidder
vspre-emptor
  • Jargon
3 2.8

A person who says how many tricks they will win in a card game

is a player who bids to disrupt opponents rather than someone who simply bids
bridge player
vspre-emptor
1 3.2

A person who plays the card game bridge for fun or as a job

is someone who makes disruptive bids during bridge games rather than a participant
preemptor
vspre-emptor
  • Jargon
9.9

A bridge player who opens at a high level with a weak hand to stop opponents' bidding

focuses on making a disruptive bid to interrupt opponents' bidding

Surface Forms

pre-emptor singular
pre-emptors plural

Morphology

pre-emptor = preempt (transparent) = preempt + or

Agentive formation from 'preempt' is direct and predictable for learners familiar with the verb.

Etymology

Pre-emptor comes from Latin parts pre- ('before') and emptor ('buyer'). Think of a pre-emptor as someone who 'acts first to buy the chance' — in bridge this is a player who makes an early bid to block the opponents' bidding.