Understanding the meaning of successor

successor

/sək'sɛsər/

noun
a person who follows next in order
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"he was President Lincoln's successor"

Similar:

replacement

type of:
compeer peer equal match
noun
a person who inherits some title or office
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Similar:

heir

type of:
offspring issue progeny
noun
a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
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type of:
replacement substitute

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