/an tis"euh peuhnt/ , adj.
1. anticipative (usually fol. by of ): We were eagerly anticipant of her arrival.
n.
2. a person who anticipates.
[ 1620-30; anticipant- (s. of anticipans, prp. of anticipare ) taking before, equiv. to anti- (var. of ante- ANTE-) + -cip- (comb. form of capere to take) + -ant- -ANT ]