succeeder

noun

Definition of succeedernext
as in successor

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  1. successor
  2. inheritor
  3. claimant
  4. heir apparent
  5. representative
  6. heir
  7. legatee
  8. beneficiary
Noun
  • The 2028 deadline puts a central concession to protesters beyond President Emmanuel Macron’s time in office, leaving his successor’s government to deliver it.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Marshall emerged as the successor to Jalon Daniels during the preseason and has shown flashes of his upside and potential.
    — Steven Johnson October 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of successor
Noun
  • The bodybuilders in Mustapha’s focus are the inheritors of that model, using their Hulk-like muscles to exert temporary power over homegrown overlords who keep them in a kind of class subjugation.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Young and middle-aged inheritors are more digitally savvy and activism-oriented than older generations.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of inheritor
Noun
  • The attorney later explained to the court that his relationships with Phillips and with the other claimant, Ben Chaib, had broken down.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Her firm, Smart Law, represents the majority of Hanford workers’ compensation claimants, including Rouse and Kersey.
    — Lizz Giordano, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of claimant
Noun
  • Within the South Korean intelligence community, Kim Ju Ae, who has been a constant figure by her father's side in public in recent years, has been labeled the likely heir apparent.
    — Anna Coren, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Ryan Trecartin is the manic heir apparent to this trash-culture bloodline, updating it for a hyperperformative age.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of heir apparent
Noun
  • Independents are the least impressed by current representation in Washington; only 36% say their representative should be reelected, while 9% say most should be.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Still, there’s no question life will be different for the outgoing state representative.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of representative
Noun
  • The changes include allowing the adoption of distant male relatives raised as commoners to become royals and father future heirs, and letting princesses keep their royal status after marrying commoners.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Several studies suggest Gen Z and millennial heirs are more likely to focus on systemic causes, like climate, health, human rights and international development, while boomers and Gen Xers tended to focus more on local institutions.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of heir
Noun
  • The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
Definition of legatee
Noun
  • The identity of the buyer is not known, but her younger brother Nick Hogan, 36, is Hulk’s sole beneficiary.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The night took an emotional turn when Kimmel talked about his son Billy’s three open-heart surgeries before introducing a video of a young boy receiving cancer treatments who was the beneficiary of the charity’s efforts.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of beneficiary
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