See Also: usurper(dictionary)
USURPER, government(law)

usurper (iou)



usurper noun. LME.
[from USURP + -ER1.]
A person who usurps someone or something; esp. a person who unlawfully seizes another's position or authority.
Gibbon The reign of the usurper was short and turbulent. J. Berman Hindley sees Heathcliff as the usurper of his father's affections.
usurpress (noun (rare) a female usurper M17.