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successor
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successor
(noun)
successor
/sək
ˈ
sɛsɚ/
noun
plural
successors
successor
/sək
ˈ
sɛsɚ/
noun
plural
successors
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUCCESSOR
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a person who has a job, position, or title after someone else
:
someone who succeeds another person
The CEO's
successor
used to be the vice president here.
the
successor
to the throne
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predecessor
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