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Meanings of
supplanter
in English
Portuguese
usurpador
Catalan
usurpador
Back to the meaning
One who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another.
usurper
Portuguese
usurpador
Usage of
supplanter
in English
1
There was neither jealousy nor envy in my feelings toward my
supplanter
.
2
Assuredly I have a certain right to ask who my
supplanter
is.
3
The whole current of her wrath turned upon the
supplanter
,
this Lord Dawlish.
4
Could I forget my Beach
supplanter
,
my giver of colds in the head?
5
He is rightly named James, or Jacob, for he is a base
supplanter
!
'
6
I cannot, though, in honor hold any fief under the
supplanter
of my liege-lord.
7
A camp of ideals, not a summer hotel nor a
supplanter
of the home.
8
Perkinson's niece, whom Ethel knew to be Cherry's intended
supplanter
.
9
Oh, it was hard to give up so much to so unworthy a
supplanter
!
10
For thou art become my
supplanter
,
and hast taken thy place with yonder lovely tyrant.
11
There is always a
'
supplanter
'
-
when
the
time is ripe.
12
The
supplanter
had failed to control the Indians.
13
And he could but helplessly watch his
supplanter
's
steady advance in favour with men and God.
14
He now stood proudly erect before the
supplanter
,
who was somewhat stunned by this unexpected issue.
15
In January 1536 the deeply-injured Katharine died; to be followed ere many months had passed by her
supplanter
.
16
The
supplanter
proved as bold as the man he had supplanted-stern"patriot" as Wilkes had been.
Other examples for "supplanter"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
supplanter
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
ancient supplanter
great supplanter
intend supplanter
Translations for
supplanter
Portuguese
usurpador
Catalan
usurpador
Supplanter
through the time