supplanter

• Sustantivo que designa a una persona que toma el lugar o la posición de otra, a menudo de manera injusta, ilegítima o mediante el engaño; alguien que desplaza a otro para ocupar su cargo o puesto.

A noun referring to a person who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the position or place of another.

1. One who takes the place of anotherC1formal

   A person who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the position or role of another.

   usurpador

   • The ambitious courtier was known as a supplanter, always seeking to replace his rivals.
   • History remembers him as a supplanter who usurped the throne from the rightful heir.
   • In the corporate world, a supplanter often uses cunning tactics to take over a colleague's position.

   Sinónimosusurper