ouster

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /aʊstə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /aʊstəɹ/
  • Rhymes: -aʊstə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From Old French ouster, oustre, a nominalization of Anglo-Norman oustre (to oust).

Noun

ouster (plural ousters)

  1. (historical) A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
  2. (property law) Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
  3. (now chiefly US) Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.
Translations
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Verb

ouster (third-person singular simple present ousters, present participle oustering, simple past and past participle oustered)

  1. To oust.

Etymology 2

oust + -er

Noun

ouster (plural ousters)

  1. (Britain) Someone who ousts.

Anagrams


Old French

Verb

ouster

  1. (chiefly Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of oster

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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