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Noun: usurper  yû'sur-pu(r) or yoo'zur-pu(r)
  1. One who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
    "The usurper claimed the throne after assassinating the rightful heir";
    - supplanter

Derived forms: usurpers

Type of: offender, wrongdoer

Encyclopedia: Usurper