Noun: successor suk'se-su(r)
- A person who follows next in order
"he was President Lincoln's successor";
- replacement
- A person who inherits some title or office
"The king's successor was crowned in a lavish ceremony";
- heir
- A thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
"She was named as the CEO's successor after his retirement"
Derived forms: successors
Type of: compeer, equal, issue [formal], match, offspring, peer, progeny, replacement, substitute
Encyclopedia: Successor