| 单词 | supplanter |
| 释义 | supplanter (once / 44941 pages) n A supplanter takes over or takes the place of someone else, usually on purpose. If usurping thrones is your thing, then maybe you have a future as a supplanter. A supplanter takes the place of someone or something that was there first. For example, a new big-name donut shop may become a supplanter if it hurts or ruins the business of the local Mom and Pop donut shop. Supplanter often refers to governments and rulers of countries, and it comes from the verb supplant, which evolved from the Latin supplantare, meaning "to trip up or to overthrow." WORD FAMILYsupplanter: supplanters+/supplant: supplanted, supplanter, supplanting, supplants/supplanting: supplantings USAGE EXAMPLESWhen the men join in, the music turns violent, with denunciations of the “supplanters.” New York Times(Oct 21, 2014) Jacob the supplanter, Jacob the changeling, Jacob the baseborn! Weyman, Stanley John, The Great House(2012) I cannot say—that you do not regard me as a supplanter. Strang, Herbert, With Drake on the Spanish Main(2012) n one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another Syn|Hypo|Hyper usurper claim jumper one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim offender, wrongdoer a person who transgresses moral or civil law |
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