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usurper

/juːˈzɜː.pər/

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noun

/juːˈzɜː.pər/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, который незаконно или неправомерно захватывает и удерживает должность или власть другого.

A noun referring to a person who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the position or power of another.

  1. Illegitimate Seizer of PowerC1formal

    A person who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the position, authority, or property of another, especially a throne or political power.

    ruУзурпатор

    • The usurper was overthrown after a brief and tyrannical reign.
    • History remembers him not as a king, but as a ruthless usurper.
    • The rightful heir gathered an army to reclaim the throne from the usurper.

    Synonymsinterloperintruderinvaderpretendersquattersupplanter

Forms
  • usurpers plural form
  • usurpers' possessive plural form
  • usurper's possessive singular form
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