usurper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /juˈzɜː.pə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /juˈsɜɹ.pəɹ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English usurper, usurpour, usurpur, from Middle French usurpeur; equivalent to usurp + -er.
Meanings
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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 that pleased his master as it omitted the dead nephew's reign altogether.
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):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| usurpers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
Translations (63)
nl usurpator (one who usurps) · it usurpatrice (one who usurps) · sh узу̀рпа̄тор (one who usurps) · io uzurpinto (one who usurps) · io uzurpero (one who usurps) · nb usurpator (one who usurps) · cmn 篡位者 (one who usurps) · pt usurpador (one who usurps) · io uzurpanto (one who usurps) · cmn 篡權者 /篡权者 (one who usurps) · ro uzurpator (one who usurps) · fr usurpatrice (one who usurps) · ga forlámhaí (one who usurps) · fr usurpateur (one who usurps) · hu bitorló (one who usurps) · ar مُنْتَزِع (one who usurps) · ga anlaith (one who usurps) · cs uchvatitel (one who usurps) · ga forghabhálaí (one who usurps) · it usurpatore (one who usurps) · lt uzurpatorius (one who usurps) · ar غَاصِب (one who usurps) · uz uzurpator (one who usurps) · pl uzurpator (one who usurps) · is valdaræningi (one who usurps) · ko 찬탈자 (one who usurps) · de Usurpatorin (one who usurps) · nl machtsovernemer (one who usurps) · sl uzurpator (one who usurps) · sk uchvatiteľ (one who usurps) · bg узурпа́тор (one who usurps) · sh uzùrpātor (one who usurps) · ca usurpador (one who usurps) · fi usurpaattori (one who usurps) · cmn 僭主 (one who usurps) · sk uzurpátor (one who usurps) · et usurpaator (one who usurps) · yi אוזורפּאַטאָר (one who usurps) · da tronraner (one who usurps) · hy ուզուրպատոր (one who usurps) · uk узурпа́тор (one who usurps) · ka უზურპატორი (one who usurps) · tr gaspçı (one who usurps) · gl usurpador (one who usurps) · mk узурпа́тор (one who usurps) · sv usurpator (one who usurps) · da usurpator (one who usurps) · be узурпа́тар (one who usurps) · ar مُبْتَزّ (one who usurps) · cs uzurpátor (one who usurps) · tl manggagaga (one who usurps) · es usurpador (one who usurps) · ru узурпа́тор (one who usurps) · ar مُغْتَصِب (one who usurps) · cmn 篡奪者 /篡夺者 (one who usurps) · fi vallananastaja (one who usurps) · ja 簒奪者 (one who usurps) · el σφετεριστής (one who usurps) · sv kuppmakare (one who usurps) · lv uzurpators (one who usurps) · de Usurpator (one who usurps) · ko 횡령자 (one who usurps) · tl mangangangka (one who usurps)