Forebear and Successor

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Forebear noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.

Usage example: his forebears came to America on the Mayflower

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Successor is an antonym for forebear.

Successor noun - A person who follows next in order.

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Forebear is an antonym for successor.

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