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Forestaller Forestaller Fore*stall"er, n.
One who forestalls; esp., one who forestalls the market.
--Locke.
To forestall the market An ugly serpent which forestalled their way. --Fairfax.
But evermore those damsels did forestall Their furious
encounter. --Spenser.
To be forestalled ere we come to fall. --Shak.
Habit is a forestalled and obstinate judge. --Rush.
3. To deprive; -- with of. [R.]
All the better; may This night forestall him of the
coming day! --Shak.
4. (Eng. Law) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the
passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods
on the way to market.
To forestall the market, to buy or contract for merchandise
or provision on its way to market, with the intention of
selling it again at a higher price; to dissuade persons
from bringing their goods or provisions there; or to
persuade them to enhance the price when there. This was an
offense at law in England until 1844. --Burrill.
Syn: To anticipate; monopolize; engross.