Definitions of successor
someone who takes a job or position that was earlier held by someone else; someone or something that comes after another person or thing
Prince William will be the successor of his father, King Charles of England.
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someone who takes a job or position that was earlier held by someone else; someone or something that comes after another person or thing
Prince William will be the successor of his father, King Charles of England.