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unseater

unseater noun: someone who unseats (in various senses).

Noun

unseater (plural unseaters)

  1. Someone who unseats (in various senses).
    • Messiah is a debatable word, but an element in it has always been that of political leader, unseater of the powers that be.1979, Ronald Eyre, Ronald Eyre on the Long Search: Ronald Eyre's Own Account of a Three-Year Journey, Glasgow: Collins, →ISBN, page 219
    • He was a natural-born unseater of kings, and a throne to him, as a Territorian, was useful only as kindling.1994, Greg Matthews, The Wisdom of Stones, New York, N.Y.: HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, page 331

Examples of unseater in a sentence

  • The unseaters are rated as having finished first and second with the first three close to previous form, but the fourth home may be the best long-term proposition.2009, The Form Book Flat Annual for 2009, Compton, Berkshire: Raceform Ltd., →ISBN, page 506:
  • Emmerson Mnangagwa, who went from being [Robert] Mugabe's right-hand man to his unseater, has taken the reins.2018 July 14, Max Bearak, “Mugabe is gone. But his tactics persist in Zimbabwe's first election without him.”, in The Washington Post...

Forms of unseater

pluralunseaters

Origin of unseater

From unseat + -er.

Questions about unseater

What does unseater mean?
Unseater means someone who unseats (in various senses).
How do you use unseater in a sentence?
The unseaters are rated as having finished first and second with the first three close to previous form, but the fourth home may be the best long-term proposition.
What part of speech is unseater?
Unseater is a noun.
What is the plural of unseater?
The plural of unseater is unseaters.

Words near unseater in the dictionary

  1. unseasons
  2. unseat
  3. unseatable
  4. unseatbelted
  5. unseated
  6. unseater
  7. unseaters
  8. unseating
  9. unseats
  10. unseaworthiness
  11. unseaworthy

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