usurper
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- noun
- /juːˈzɜːr.pər/
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usurpador
- History remembers the usurper who overthrew the king and imposed his own rule.
He says, Usurper of Pendor, come defend your horde, right?
- He says, Usurper of Pendor, come defend your horde, right?
- The Olympian usurpers were the techno core AIS, and their battlefield stretched across the familiar continents, oceans and Airways of all the world's in the web.
Examples
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The council sought to remove the usurper who had taken the throne through deceit.
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I want the system of truth that our forefathers built on, not the lies that the usurpers have propagated.
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- May I ask, was that the young usurper?
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Of course, this Senate would just vote to give the usurper more power than he has already stolen.
Blog text (18) -
With Rudy, it was a usurper who took over by force.
Fiction book (1993) -
The King Before liberated our lands... from an evil usurper bent on domination.
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And Licinius allowed Constantine to deal with the usurper Maxentius in the West.
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I, Mudhoji Kiledar will destroy the usurper Raoji, I swear it!
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- We will take the reins away from these usurpers of power never again will common criminals be licensed to act in the name of this country.
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The usurper quickly gained support among the army, challenging the rightful ruler.
Synonyms
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8.4
A ruler in ancient Greece who took power by force and ruled cruelly
A person who replaces someone by unfair or illegal means
How Legitimate
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Morphology
Etymology
Usurper comes from the old Latin verb usurpare, which meant 'to seize' or 'to take by force'. So a usurper is someone who 'seizes' power — they grab a position that does not rightfully belong to them.