Definition of OUSTER

ouster

Plural: ousters

Noun

  • The act of expelling or removing someone from a position.
  • a person who ousts or supplants someone else
  • a wrongful dispossession
  • the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
  • A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
  • Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
  • The forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; a coup; an ousting.
  • Someone who ousts.

Verb

  • To oust.

Examples

  • The OUSTER of his high-scoring word from the dictionary left him speechless.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

ejector, ousting

Scrabble Score: 6

ouster: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ouster: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ouster: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

ouster: valid Words With Friends Word