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ousters

ousters is the plural of ouster.

ousters is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ouster.

Meaning of ouster

Noun (1)

ouster (plural ousters)

  1. (historical) A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
  2. Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
  3. (US) The forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; a coup; an ousting.
    • According to three Lakeview employees, Mr. [RC] Kendrick’s ouster came as the nursing home was telling staff members to try to clear out less-profitable residents to make room for a new class of customers who would generate more revenue: patients with Covid-19.2020 June 21, “‘They Just Dumped Him Like Trash’: Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents”, in New York Times

Noun (2)

ouster (plural ousters)

  1. (UK) Someone who ousts.

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Questions about ousters

What is ousters the plural of?
Ousters is the plural of ouster.

Words near ousters in the dictionary

  1. ouster
  2. ouster le main
  3. oustered
  4. Ousterhout's dichotomy
  5. oustering
  6. ousters
  7. ousting
  8. oustings
  9. oustiti
  10. oustitis
  11. Ouston

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