~ (to sb/sth) a person or thing that comes after sb/sth else and takes their/its place:
Who's the likely successor to Blair as party leader? * This car is the successor to the popular Ford Mondeo. * He chose as his successor a relative newcomer to the organization.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is successor a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, successor is tagged as noun.
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