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Definition of usurper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

usurper

noun

/juːˈzɜːpə(r)/

/juːˈzɜːrpər/

(formal)

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a person who takes somebody's position and/or power without having the right to do this
- the usurper of the throne
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