Successor vs Enforcer - What's the difference?
successor | enforcer |
A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
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The next heir in order or succession.
A person who inherits a title or office.
(arithmetic, set theory) The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
One who enforces.
The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
(ice hockey) A player tasked with physically intimidating or confronting the opposition.
As nouns the difference between successor and enforcer
is that successor is a person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title while enforcer is one who enforces.successor
English
(wikipedia successor)Alternative forms
* successour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.
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