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succeeder

noun

Definition of succeedernext
as in successor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succeeder
  1. successor
  2. inheritor
  3. claimant
  4. heir apparent
  5. representative
  6. heir
  7. legatee
  8. beneficiary
Noun
  • As part of an agreement between Goldstein and government leaders, the museum’s founding director will no longer participate in the selection of his successor, leading up to Kanal’s opening.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In a personalist system, leadership prizes loyalty, China expert Minxin Pei told The Beijing Brief podcast, with the consequence that strong figures — potential successors — tend to get weeded out.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of successor
Noun
  • Young and middle-aged inheritors are more digitally savvy and activism-oriented than older generations.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The hope behind the request was that the proud inheritor of the Byzantine empire could escape its associations with a pretty derpy American bird.
    — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of inheritor
Noun
  • Previously, individual payouts were capped at $51 per claimant.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But half of the claimants dropped their suit, and Levi maintained that they were being threatened or paid off.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of claimant
Noun
  • That Apple is the heir apparent to NBC’s comedy legacy is admittedly surprising.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The second is Phillippe, doppelgänger to mom Reese Witherspoon and heir apparent to her rom-com throne.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of heir apparent
Noun
  • The precise details of what happened there are obscure, and representatives for Beck did not respond to my requests for comment.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The field representative, Ho Yin Mo, was a young member of Stefani’s team who previously worked as a TV reporter in the Bay Area before entering politics.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of representative
Noun
  • Rabbi Noah Farkas is president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, the organization to which Marei von Saher, sole heir of Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, has signed over her rights.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Two new lawsuits, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, by Jewish heirs or their representatives seek the return of artwork taken by the Nazis during World War II and now held by prominent museums.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 18 Sep. 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 biggest beneficiary of Douglas’ absence will likely be wide receiver Jalen Tolbert.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At the Conference, execs from three beneficiaries — Casa Mundo Cero, Aurora Media and Itaca Films — talked up the benefits.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of beneficiary
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“Succeeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeder. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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