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usurper

/juˈsɜɹ.pəɹ/

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What does usurper mean?

noun

  1. One who usurps.

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IPA pronunciation

/juˈsɜɹ.pəɹ/

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And here be it said, that the Greenland whale is an usurper upon the throne of the seas.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701
To dream that you are a usurper, foretells you will have trouble in establishing a good title to property.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
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Of the political usurper he demanded the restoration of the liberties of the people of Florence.
Upton SinclairThe Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic InterpretationProject Gutenberg ebook #1558
“And believe me, they are reaping the reward of their betrayal of the Bourbon cause. The sovereigns! Why, they are sending ambassadors to compliment the usurper.”
Leo, graf TolstoyWar and PeaceTranslated by Aylmer Maude; Louise MaudeProject Gutenberg ebook #2600
And whatever oath or the like to usurper church or usurper king has been set up to bar access to service, is an oath imposed under duress.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsGod, the Invisible KingProject Gutenberg ebook #1046