"continuator" meaning in English

See continuator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: continuators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} continuator (plural continuators)
  1. (originally literature) A person who continues the work of another. Wikipedia link: continuator Categories (topical): Literature Translations (person who continues the work of another): davamçı (Azerbaijani), продолжа́тель (prodolžátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), продолжа́тельница (prodolžátelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-continuator-en-noun-eZZ47-U- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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