The Collaborative International Dictionary
Forestaller
Forestaller \Fore*stall"er\, n.
One who forestalls; esp., one who forestalls the market.
--Locke.
Wiktionary
forestaller
n. A person who forestalls, especially one who buys goods before they can be sold on the open market in anticipation of rising prices
Usage examples of "forestaller".
A proclamation was issued for enforcing the law against forestallers and regraters, but as the price of all articles rose, and the city of London made a representation to the throne respecting large orders for wheat which had been received from the continent, another was issued prohibiting its exportation.