a person who succeeds another in an office, position, or the like.
Origin of successor
1250–1300; <Latin, equivalent to succed-, variant stem of succēdere to succeed + -tor-tor, with dt>ss; replacing Middle English successour<Anglo-French <Latin, as above
Abe’s sudden decision to stand down was a shock, but his successor is unlikely to be a disrupter, says Jesper Koll, a Japan-based economist and senior adviser for WisdomTree Investments.
Want to see Japan’s future? Look past Shinzo Abe’s immediate successor, economist says|Veta Chan|September 3, 2020|Fortune
The new Apple Watch lineup will include a successor to the Apple Watch Series 5 and a replacement for the Series 3 that will compete with lower-cost fitness devices such as those from Fitbit Inc.
Apple is prepping 75 million 5G iPhones for later this year|radmarya|September 1, 2020|Fortune
Abe said he would stay on until leaders of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party elect a successor.
The legacy Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, will leave after resigning|claychandler|August 28, 2020|Fortune
His successor, Nicolás Maduro, has essentially held Chavez’s course.
Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408)|Stephen J. Dubner|March 5, 2020|Freakonomics
I mean, it still — it would have landed on maybe my successors.
The Prime Minister Who Cried Brexit (Ep. 392)|Stephen J. Dubner|October 10, 2019|Freakonomics
In addition to visiting the tomb of John Paul, who died of natural causes in 2005, Agca asked to see his successor, Pope Francis.
Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Capaldi said the nature of the character—a time-travelling alien—meant his successor could take any form.
Doctor Who: It’s Time For a Black, Asian, or Woman Doctor|Nico Hines|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whether its successor, IPRA, is any different, is difficult if not impossible to tell.
Chicago’s Cops Don’t Even Get Investigated for Shooting People in the Back|Justin Glawe|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Russians know they could do worse than Putin as president, and the West should keep in mind just how bad a successor might be.
Think Putin’s Bad? Wait for the Next Guy|Anna Nemtsova|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And he was said to be urging Obama to appoint her as his successor.
For Next AG, Obama Picks a Quiet Fighter With a Heavy Punch|Michael Daly|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His successor was the Marquis of Maillebois, who landed in Corsica in spring with a large force.
Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2|Ferdinand Gregorovius
He took the little green tippet off his own shoulders and fastened it on those of his successor.
Blue Lights|R.M. Ballantyne
One Captain Glomax was going, and the county had been driven to the necessity of advertising for a successor.
The Duke's Children|Anthony Trollope
Peter Hinrich, the eldest, married at the age of twenty, and settled down as his father's assistant and future successor.
The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 1 of 2)|Florence May
Grodman enjoyed his Christmas dinner, secure that he had not found a successor after all.
The Big Bow Mystery|I. Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for successor
successor
/ (səkˈsɛsə) /
noun
a person or thing that follows, esp a person who succeeds another in an office
logicthe element related to a given element by a serial ordering, esp the natural number next larger to a given one. The successor of n is n + 1, usually written Sn or n′