English dictionary
usurper
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
Synonyms supplanterSource: WordNet 3.0
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One who usurps; especially, one who seizes illegally on sovereign power; as, the <i>usurper</i> of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a patron.
Source: webster1913