noun
supplanter
Supplanter (noun) means a person or thing that takes the place of another.
noun
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A person or thing that takes the place of another.
"Selfishness is indeed the supplanter of God in the soul."
— James H. McConkey, Jacob's Struggle (1906)
"What with the increased cost and the continued element of unreliability that these facts mean, I don't see in hydro-electricity more than an eker-out of coal and oil, not a supplanter."
— Petroleum Times (1957)
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Etymology
Formed from supplant and -er.
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What is the meaning of supplanter?
"supplanter" (noun) means a person or thing that takes the place of another.
What is another word for supplanter?
Other words for "supplanter" include usurper.
