Vocabulary

successor

後継(こうけい)者(しゃ)

B1 · Intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

a person who comes after someone in power or position

地位(ちい)や権力(けんりょく)を受(う)け継(つ)ぐ人(ひと)

Examples

  1. The king chose his successor carefully.
  2. She became the successor to the company president.

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