USURPER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

One who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another

Synonyms:

supplanter; usurper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("usurper" is a kind of...):

offender; wrongdoer (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "usurper"):

claim jumper (one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim)

Derivation:

usurp (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession)