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SUPPLANTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another

Synonyms:

supplanter; usurper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("supplanter" is a kind of...):

offender; wrongdoer (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "supplanter"):

claim jumper (one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim)

Derivation:

supplant (take the place or move into the position of)

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