supplanter
One who displaces
A supplanter is someone who takes another's place, especially by force or scheming.
The word carries connotations of usurpation—the supplanter doesn't simply succeed someone but displaces them: The young executive was seen as a supplanter, not a legitimate heir to the CEO.
The name Jacob means "supplanter," from the biblical story of him stealing his brother's birthright.
Male given name
- EsauFirstborn who forfeited inheritance
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- usurperIllegal power seizer
deceiver · Israel · patriarch · Genesis · inheritance · firstborn · trickster · covenant
Illegal power seizer
- pretenderIllegitimate claimant to power
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
claimant · legitimacy · overthrow · heir · succession · regent · rival · deposer
One who replaces another
- substituteReplacement for another
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- outsiderOne excluded from group
newcomer · interloper · upgrade · takeover · predecessor · obsolescence · ousting · innovation
One who overturns norms
- innovationCreating something original
- obsolescenceState of becoming disused
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
supersession · legacy · outdated · advancement · progress · disruption · automation · evolution
Jacob
Male given name
- EsauFirstborn who forfeited inheritance
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
usurper · deceiver · Israel · patriarch · Genesis · inheritance · firstborn · trickster · covenant · twin
usurper
Illegal power seizer
- pretenderIllegitimate claimant to power
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
dynasty · claimant · legitimacy · overthrow · heir · succession · regent · rival · deposer · contender
successor
One who replaces another
- substituteReplacement for another
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- displacementRemoval from usual location
outsider · newcomer · interloper · upgrade · takeover · predecessor · obsolescence · ousting · innovation · disruption
disruptor
One who overturns norms
- innovationCreating something original
- obsolescenceState of becoming disused
- replacementWhat takes another's place
upgrade · supersession · legacy · outdated · advancement · progress · disruption · automation · evolution · successor
supplantersupplanted
Displaced by another
displaced · ousted · usurped · deposed · overthrown
supplanterincumbent
Current position holder
rightful owner · legitimate heir · native · founder · original