"continuator" meaning in English

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        "A person who continues the work of another."
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        "(originally literature) A person who continues the work of another."
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          "sense": "person who continues the work of another",
          "word": "davamçı"
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          "roman": "prodolžátelʹ",
          "sense": "person who continues the work of another",
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          "sense": "person who continues the work of another",
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          "word": "продолжа́тельница"
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      "sense": "person who continues the work of another",
      "word": "davamçı"
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