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Ouster vs Duster - What's the difference?

ouster | duster |

As nouns the difference between ouster and duster

is that ouster is (historical) a putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection or ouster can be someone who ousts while duster is an object, now especially a cloth, used for dusting surfaces etc.

ouster

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ouster, oustre, a nominalization of (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
  • (property law) Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
  • Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.

    • Etymology 2

    (oust)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who ousts.

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    duster

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An object, now especially a cloth, used for dusting surfaces etc.
  • Someone who dusts.
  • A light, loose-fitting long coat.
  • (label) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
  • (label) A blowing-machine for separating the flour from the bran.
  • (label) A dry drill hole, one that does not produce oil or gas.
  • A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled, anti-aircraft gun.

    • See also

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