anticipant adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: {anticipant}, {anticipative}, {expectant}] n 1: one who anticipates [syn: {anticipator}, {anticipant}]
Anticipant \An*tic"i*pant\, a. [L. anticipans, p. pr. of anticipare.] Anticipating; expectant; -- with of. [1913 Webster] Wakening guilt, anticipant of hell. --Southey. [1913 Webster]