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successor

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suc·ces·sor  (sk-ssr)
n.
One that succeeds another.

successor
Noun
a person or thing that follows another, esp. a person who takes over another's job or position
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.successorsuccessor - a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor"
compeer, equal, peer, match - a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
2.successor - a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
substitute, replacement - a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
3.successor - a person who inherits some title or office
offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
Translations

successor [səkˈsɛsəʳ] nsucesor(a) m/f
successor [səkˈsɛsəʳ] nsuccesseur m
successor [səkˈsɛsəʳ] succession nNachfolger(in) m(f)
successor [səkˈsɛsəʳ] nsuccessore m

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The reader, who has perused the two former works, of which this is the natural successor, will recognise an old acquaintance in the principal character of the story.
In the Preface to its next successor, Little Dorrit, I have still to repeat the same words.
Geniuses are rare and, without being at all an undue praiser of times past, one can say without hesitation that until the appearance of Hugh Lofting, the successor of Miss Yonge, Mrs.
 
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