supplanter
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Jacob was a popular boy’s name in Old Testament times, and meant "the one who grasps," "the angler," "the deceiver" or "the supplanter."
From Fox News ● Mar. 20, 2022
The station was killed off by the proximity of Holborn, more popular because it was an interchange, and I'm pleased to see its supplanter at least has the grace to recognise its phantom existence.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2013
Why, the BBC Trust, more systemically censorious supplanter of the old board of governors – which nevertheless retains the right to criticise or even fire the man they hired.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 28, 2010
The loss of an affianced bride, followed by hatred between supplanted and supplanter, who were father and son, then the increasing infirmity of the slighted prince, and finally the almost simultaneous deaths of the pair.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
Poor Bevan had been taken by surprise in this sudden execution, put in by his treacherous supplanter, Lewis Lewis.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 by Various
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