Definitions for usurper
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
u•surpyuˈsɜrp, -ˈzɜrp(v.t.)
to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right.
to use without authority or right.
(v.i.)to commit forcible or illegal seizure of an office, power, etc.; encroach.
Origin of usurp:
1275–1325; ME < L ūsūrpāre to take possession of without legal claim =ūsūuse+-ripāre, der. of rapere to seize
u•surp′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
usurper, supplanter(noun)
one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
Wiktionary
usurper(Noun)
One who usurps.
Origin: From usurpare
Webster Dictionary
Usurper(noun)
one who usurps; especially, one who seizes illegally on sovereign power; as, the usurper of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a patron
Translations for usurper
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
usurper(noun)
to take (another person's power, position etc) without the right to do so
The king's uncle tried to usurp the throne; I shall not allow him to usurp my authority.
- oorweldigerAfrikaans
- مُغْتَصِبArabic
- узурпаторBulgarian
- usurpadorPortuguese (BR)
- uchvatitelCzech
- unberechtigter BesitzergreiferGerman
- ranerDanish
- σφετεριστήςGreek
- usurpadorSpanish
- anastajaEstonian
- غاصبFarsi
- anastajaFinnish
- usurpateur/-triceFrench
- תוֹפֵס בְּכּוֹחַHebrew
- छीनने वालाHindi
- uzurpatorCroatian
- bitorlóHungarian
- perampasIndonesian
- valdaræningiIcelandic
- usurpatore, usurpatriceItalian
- 強奪者Japanese
- 강탈자Korean
- uzurpatoriusLithuanian
- uzurpatorsLatvian
- perampasMalay
- usurpatorDutch
- (tron)ranerNorwegian
- uzurpatorPolish
- غاصبPersian
- په زور نيوونكى، غاصب، خيټه پرې اچوونكىPashto
- usurpadorPortuguese
- uzurpatorRomanian
- узурпаторRussian
- uchvatiteľSlovak
- uzurpatorSlovenian
- uzurpatorSerbian
- usurpator, troninkräktare, person som tillskansar sig ngtSwedish
- ผู้ช่วงชิงThai
- zorla alan kimse, gaspçıTurkish
- 篡位者Chinese (Trad.)
- узурпаторUkrainian
- حق مارنے والاUrdu
- người chiếm đoạtVietnamese
- 篡位者Chinese (Simp.)
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