succeeder

noun

Definition of succeedernext
as in successor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succeeder
  1. successor
  2. claimant
  3. heir apparent
  4. representative
  5. heir
  6. legatee
  7. beneficiary
Noun
  • Among the most glaring examples is Ninth Division Commander Gen. Roh Tae-gun (Park Jae-hoon, excellent), a weak-willed lackey seduced by power and greed who’s based on Roh Tae-woo, Chun’s successor as president in 1988.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Assad had always seen his brother Rifaat as his logical successor.
    Sefa Secen / Made by History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of successor
Noun
  • Eligible claimants can file online at the official website.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In January 2024, the average monthly retirement benefit for Social Security claimants was $1,907.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of claimant
Noun
  • With Thompson having spent the majority of his impressive rookie campaign playing as a wing (and thriving), the thinking became that Sheppard was the new heir apparent at the position.
    Rahat Huq, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • When Hafez Assad died of chronic heart trouble in 2000, Bashar Assad was the heir apparent.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of heir apparent
Noun
  • If people are like me and feel this isn't enough time for the crime, talk to your local representative and your legislators.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Just the addition of a Starboard representative to the board would give the markets tremendous confidence that management is on the path toward shareholder value creation.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of representative
Noun
  • This is particularly important as heirs have only nine months from the date of death to inventory, value, and report the artwork or collectibles and pay any estate taxes that may be due.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Haas has since died, and Lurie and his mother are among his primary heirs.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of heir
Noun
  • Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.
    David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Humans, as legatees of this heritage, learn by seeing and visualizing.
    Stephen Jay Gould, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Definition of legatee
Noun
  • For true believers in the cult of social justice, even Mangum’s confession will not disabuse them of their belief that those who are born into the wrong identities are the illegitimate beneficiaries of generational theft.
    The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Currently, this provision affects about 2 million beneficiaries.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of beneficiary
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