successor

English Thesaurus

1. a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	replacement, substitute,
definition	:	a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another (noun.cognition)

2. a person who inherits some title or office (noun.person)

hypernym	:	issue, offspring, progeny,
definition	:	the immediate descendants of a person (noun.person)

3. a person who follows next in order (noun.person)

hypernym	:	compeer, equal, match, peer,
definition	:	a person who is of equal standing with another in a group (noun.person)

4. a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	come after, follow, succeed, come after, follow, succeed, come after, follow, succeed,
definition	:	be the successor (of) (verb.social)

derivation	:	come after, follow, succeed, come after, follow, succeed, come after, follow, succeed,
definition	:	be the successor (of) (verb.social)