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successor
noun
1 successor
A person who follows next in order:
— He was President Lincoln's successor.
synonym: replacement.
Roget 65:
sequel,
suffix,
successor;
tail,
queue,
train,
wake,
trail,
rear;
retinue,
suite;
appendix,
postscript;
epilogue;
peroration;
codicil;
continuation,
sequela†;
appendage;
tail piece [Fr.],
heelpiece†;
tag,
more last words;
colophon.
aftercome†,
aftergrowth†,
afterpart†,
afterpiece†,
aftercourse†,
afterthought,
aftergame†;
arriere pensee [Fr.],
second thoughts;
outgrowth.
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Roget 117:
posteriority;
succession,
sequence;
following
etc.
281;
subsequence,
supervention;
futurity
etc.
121;
successor;
sequel
etc.
65;
remainder,
reversion.
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Polish: następca, sukcesor
2 successor
A thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone.
Dutch: opvolger
3 successor
A person who inherits some title or office.
synonym: heir.
Dutch: ambtsopvolger, opvolger
Polish: następca tronu
Moby thesaurus: adherent, aftermath, apparent heir, appendage, attendant, backup man, beneficiary heir, buff, cavaliere servente, conclusion, consequence, coparcener, courtier, dangler, dependent, descendant, disciple, dynasty, effect, fan, fideicommissary heir, fiduciary heir, flunky, follower, following, hanger-on, heir, heir apparent, heir expectant, heir general, heir in tail, heir of entail, heir of inventory, heir of line, heir portioner, heir presumptive, heir whatsoever, heiress, henchman, heritor, homme de cour, inheritor, inheritress, inheritrix, joint heir, line, lineage, next in line, offspring, orphan, parasite, partisan, posterity, presumptive heir, public, pursuer, pursuivant, relict, remainderman, replacement, reversioner, satellite, sectary, sequel, shadow, stooge, supporter, survivor, tagtail, tail, trainbearer, votary, ward heeler, widow, widower ... show more.
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