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Showing words for USURPER using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Usurper

pursuer, usurper

6 Letter Words for Usurper

purser, pursue, spruer, usurer

5 Letter Words for Usurper

eurus, puers, purer, purre, purrs, purse, purus, resup, ruers, rurps, rurus, sprue, super, surer, usure, usurp

4 Letter Words for Usurper

errs, pers, peru, pres, puer, pure, purr, purs, repr, reps, resp, ruer, rues, rurp, ruru, ruse, serr, spue, spur, suer, supe, supr, sure, ures, urps, urus, user

3 Letter Words for Usurper

err, ers, esp, esr, esu, per, pes, pre, prs, pur, pus, rep, res, rps, rue, sep, ser, sue, sup, sur, ups, ure, urp, urs, use, usu

Definitions for Usurper

[1] to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne.
[2] to use without authority or right; employ wrongfully: The magazine usurped copyrighted material.
[3] to commit forcible or illegal seizure of an office, power, etc.; encroach.
[4] to seize, take over, or appropriate (land, a throne, etc) without authority

Words related to Usurper

usurpautocrat, tyrant, despot, tycoon, fascist, commander, chief, boss, leader, adviser, authoritarian, disciplinarian, totalitarian, mogul, oppressor, magnate, ringleader, absolutist, oligarch, Hitler

Words nearby Usurper

usurpusufructuary, usumacinta, usumbura, usurer, usurious, usurp, usurpation, usury, usw, usward, ut

Origin of Usurper

1275–1325; Middle English < Latin ūsūrpāre to take possession through use, equivalent to ūsū (ablative of ūsus use (noun)) + -rp-, reduced form of -rip-, combining form of rapere to seize + -āre infinitive ending

Other words from Usurper

u·surp·er , noun
u·surp·ing·ly , adverb
non·u·surp·ing , adjective
non·u·surp·ing·ly , adverb
self-u·surp , verb (used without object)
un·u·surped , adjective
un·u·surp·ing , adjective

Word origin for Usurper

C14: from Old French usurper, from Latin ūsūrpāre to take into use, probably from ūsus use + rapere to seize

Synonyms for Usurper

autocrat, despot, tyrant, Hitler, absolutist, adviser, authoritarian, boss, chief, commander, disciplinarian, fascist, leader, magnate, mogul, oligarch, oppressor, ringleader, totalitarian, tycoon, Big Brother, fuhrer, man on horseback, slavedriver