successor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who follows next in order

   Andrew Johnson was President Lincoln's successor.

2. 2
   noun

   A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

   George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.

3. 3
   noun

   The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.

   A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal.

4. 4
   noun

   a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone

5. 5
   noun

   a person who inherits some title or office

6. 6
   noun

   The next heir in order or succession.

7. 7
   noun

   A person who inherits a title or office.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.