supplanter

English

Etymology

supplant + -er.

Noun

supplanter (plural supplanters)

  1. Someone or something that supplants.
    • 1906, James H. McConkey, “Jacob's Struggle”, in China's Millions, page 13:
      Selfishness is indeed the supplanter of God in the soul.

Anagrams


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin supplantō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sy.plɑ̃.te/
  • (file)

Verb

supplanter

  1. (transitive) to supplant

Conjugation

Further reading


Latin

Verb

supplanter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of supplantō

Old French

Etymology

From Latin supplantō.

Verb

supplanter

  1. (transitive) to supplant

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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