Successor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that succeeds another.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
  • n. The next heir in order or succession.
  • n. A person who inherits a title or office.
  • n. The integer or cardinal immediately following another.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character: correlative to predecessor.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
  • n. a person who inherits some title or office
  • n. a person who follows next in order
  • Antonym
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    replacement    substitute    progeny    issue    offspring   
    Cross Reference
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Prof.    aggressor    assessor    compressor    dresser   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    heir    descendant    predecessor    ancestor    ruler