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ouster

noun

  1. cessation of employment
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈæɔstə/ / /ˈʌʊstəɹ/ / /ˈæʊstə/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English oust Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English ouster From oust + -er.

  1. Someone who ousts.

verb

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

  1. To oust.