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suc‧ces‧sor
[countable]
[countable]1 someone who takes a job or position previously held by someone else [↪ predecessor]: His successor died after only 15 months in office. I'm sure she will be a worthy successor (=someone who is very good and deserves to be someone's successor).
His successor died after only 15 months in office.I'm sure she will be a worthy successor (=someone who is very good and deserves to be someone's successor).2 formal a machine, system etc that exists after another one in a process of development : the transistor's successor, the microchip
the transistor's successor, the microchip