SOONER


Meaning of SOONER in English

/sooh"neuhr/ , n.

1. a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.

2. a person who gains an unfair advantage by getting ahead of others.

[ 1885-90, Amer.; SOON + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .