usurper
noun [ C ] uk/juːˈzɜː.pər/ /juːˈsɜː.pər/ us/juːˈsɝː.pɚ/ /juːˈzɝː.pɚ/
篡位者
a person who usurps (= takes control of) something, especially a position of power, without having the right
Power was seized by a brutal usurper. 一个残暴的篡位者攫取了权力。
He was considered a tyrant and usurper by his opponents. 他被对手视为暴君和篡位者。
See: usurp
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- He was far ahead of all other dictators and usurpers when it came to portraying himself as a national hero.
- He united a divided empire by defeating usurpers who were tearing the empire apart.
- He throws away the chance to kill the usurper who stole the throne that is rightly his.