usurper

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

caesar conqueror czar pretender leader chief commander boss dictator adviser robber despot autocrat invader tycoon
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Antonyms

democrat gopher subject assistant puppet partner
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Hypernyms

offender

Anagrams

pursuer reusurp

Examples

A usurper always distrusts the whole world. Vittorio Alfieri

One cannot reign innocently: the insanity of doing so is evident. Every king is a rebel and a usurper. Louis Antoine de Saint-Just

We will never recognize the usurper Zionist government and will continue our jihad-like movement until the liberation of Jerusalem. Ismail Haniyeh

The novelist, quite rightly, fears the psychoanalyst as both an enemy and a usurper. Will Self

The usurper was seen sixty leagues from the capital. Napoleon Bonaparte

Tolerance is a one-way street in the Age of Obama. 'Choice' is in the eye (and iron fist) of the First Amendment usurper. Michelle Malkin

Close letter words and terms

usurpatrix usurpature usurpedly usurpership usurping usurpingly