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usurper

/juˈzɜː.pə/US/juˈsɜɹ.pəɹ/

usurper noun: one who usurps.

Noun

usurper (plural usurpers)

  1. One who usurps.
    • The fact that the Yongle emperor was therefore a usurper, regicide and nepoticide (nephew-killer) made compiling the Veritable Record – or official history – of his reign a most dangerous scholarly post. The official given this ticklish task managed to survive several drafts, finally producing one...2014 September 15, Martin Gayford, “There's more to Ming than a vase [print version: 16 August 2014, pp. R6–R7]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)
    Synonyms:
    usurpator

usurper meaning in Urdu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tagalog

usurper in Urdu

غاصب

usurper in Malayalam

തട്ടിയെടുക്കുന്നവൻ, കൈയേറ്റക്കാരൻ

usurper in Kannada

ಅಪಹಾರಕ, ದುರಾಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರ

usurper in Tagalog

one who usurps
manggagaga, mangangangka
More languagesFewer languages
usurper in Arabic
غَاصِب ḡāṣib, مُبْتَزّ mubtazz, مُغْتَصِب muḡtaṣib, مُنْتَزِع muntaziʕ

Synonyms of usurper

Forms of usurper

pluralusurpers

Plural of usurper: usurpers

Origin of usurper

From Middle English usurper, usurpour, usurpur, from Middle French usurpeur; equivalent to usurp + -er.

Words formed from usurper

Questions about usurper

What does usurper mean?
Usurper means one who usurps.
What is usurper in Urdu?
Usurper in Urdu is غاصب. See Usurper meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is usurper?
Usurper is a noun.
How do you pronounce usurper?
Usurper is pronounced /juˈsɜɹ.pəɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of usurper?
The plural of usurper is usurpers.

Words near usurper in the dictionary

  1. usurpatrix
  2. usurpature
  3. usurpatures
  4. usurped
  5. usurpedly
  6. usurper
  7. usurpers
  8. usurpership
  9. usurpeth
  10. usurping
  11. usurpingly

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: usurper (page history and authors); usurper (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); usurper (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); usurper (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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