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
In this case, "the elder shall serve the younger," was written of the twin brethren in the womb, and Jacob was the successful supplanter from his birth.
From Misread Passage of Scriptures by James Baldwin Brown
Jacob, the supplanter, the trickster, the weak character, the warped character, the sinner, God takes, and through trials, tests, develops him and makes of him Israel,—a prince of God.
From God's Plan with Men by T. T. (Thomas Theodore) Martin
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