succeeder

Person who prevails

A succeeder is someone who succeeds—either one who achieves success or one who follows another in a position or sequence.

The word is rare, with successor and successful person covering most contexts where it might appear: The succeeder to the throne arrived at court.

winner

champion

Top competitor, or advocate

medalist · titleholder · record-holder · laureate · prizewinner · frontrunner · pacesetter · trailblazer · overachiever · high-flyer

achievement

accomplishment

Successful completion of aim

milestone · breakthrough · feat · conquest · fulfillment · realization · completion · culmination · fruition · masterstroke

ambition

aspiration

Strong desire for achievement

striving · pursuit · perseverance · tenacity · initiative · zeal · fervor · hunger · eagerness · go-getter

prosperity

wealth

Abundance of valuable resources

thriving · flourishing · well-being · growth · advancement · security · comfort · stability · bounty · plenty

Opposites
achievement outcome

succeederfailure

Lack of success

loser · failer · flunker · underachiever · washout

social/competitive standing

succeederloser

Defeated competitor

failure · nobody · has-been · underdog · bottom-dweller

Family

succeed, succeeding, succeeded, succeeds

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G