Forestaller
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
One who forestalls; one who purchases merchandise before it comes to market in order to raise the price.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
One who forestalls; esp., one who forestalls the market.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A person who
forestalls
, especially one who
buys
goods before they can be
sold
on the
open market
in anticipation of rising prices
Word Usage
"To _beg_ the question in debate, what economy of midnight oil! what a forestaller of premature wrinkles, and grey hairs!"