1. a person who buys goods before they reach the market in order to resell them at a higher price
Usage: archaic; historical
2. a person who prevents or hinders something from happening
Usage: archaic

Examples

• Medieval laws were enacted to punish forestallers who cornered the grain supply.
• The forestaller bought up all the fish before they could reach the town market.
• Merchants complained about forestallers intercepting their goods on the road.
• The king's decree aimed to eliminate forestallers and protect fair trade.
• A forestaller of disease, the vaccine prevented the outbreak from spreading.