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replacer

replacer

1 4.0
A person or thing that takes the place of another
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpleɪsər/
translation icon : sustituto
  • The Tiltpod mobile is a pocket-sized micro tripod-replacer designed for the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and even small point-and-shoot cameras that fit right on your keychain.

I'm not a fan of meat replacers, I just don't miss meat.

Examples

  • You can do this with a drum replacer or by hand.

    Blog text (9)

  • If not that, there are milk replacers for kittens, but never, never straight up milk.

  • I'm going to make an egg replacer to the equivalent of two eggs if you want.

  • I'm not a fan of meat replacers, I just don't miss meat.

    Stanford

  • And I bet you have half a dozen egg replacers in your kitchen right now and don't even know it!

    Blog text (9)

  • Can soy products serve as replacers for synthetic estrogen?

    Academic text (1998)

  • The American Ag Board considers a successful ag replacer company to be such a threat that they joke under government email addresses about murdering the CEO.

    What the Health (2017)

  • A lot of that is actually ARS' patented Oatrim, a calorie- and cholesterol-lowering replacer for shortening made from enzyme-treated oats and barley.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The new software provides a powerful replacer for outdated systems.

  • This product acts as a perfect replacer for traditional fat in recipes.

Synonyms

replacement
vsreplacer
282 2.0

A person or thing that takes the place of another

is the same in meaning but uses a different word form
substitute
vsreplacer
211 3.2

A person or thing that takes the place of another

is the same in meaning but uses a different word form
successor
vsreplacer
146 3.7

A person or thing that takes over a job after someone else

is the general taking-of-place idea not tied to following in a role
alternate
vsreplacer
22 3.8

A person chosen to replace another if needed

is the general word without being specifically assigned for use
fill-in
vsreplacer
6 3.5

A person who temporarily does another person's job

is the common neutral sense not limited to temporary cases
substituent
vsreplacer
7.9

A person or thing that takes another's place for a time

is the broad neutral sense rather than technical or specialized usage
suppositum
vsreplacer
  • Archaic
9.9

A person or thing placed to take another person's place

is the general neutral term rather than an archaic or specialist form
supplanter
vsreplacer
9.9

A person who replaces someone by unfair or illegal means

is a neutral expression without the wrongful or illegal implication

Antonyms

original
∞ 2.8

Not a copy and existing as the first form

How Substitute

substitute
211 3.2
stand-in
13 4.2
replacer
1 4.0
successor
146 3.7

Surface Forms

replacer singular
replacers plural

Morphology

replacer = replace (semi-transparent) = re + place + er

The suffix '-er' straightforwardly forms a person or thing that performs the action of 'replace'.

Etymology

The word replacer comes from the parts re- 'again', place 'put', and the ending -er 'one who does'. So a replacer is a person or thing that 'puts' itself into another's place, like an actor stepping in for someone who is sick.