successor
A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or titleA person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
» Your successor has already been chosen.
Meaning
4 sensesA person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.
They haven't yet named her successor.
Nachfolger, Nachfolgerin
прее́мникprejémnik, прее́мницаprejémnica
спадкоє́мецьspadkojémecʹ, спадкоє́мицяspadkojémycja, насту́пникnastúpnyk
a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
The next heir in order or succession.
Nachfolger, Nachfolgerin, Erbe
насле́дникnaslédnik, насле́дницаnaslédnica
наслі́дникnaslídnyk, наслі́дницяnaslídnycja, спадкоє́мецьspadkojémecʹ
a person who follows next in order
A person who inherits a title or office.
Nachfolger, Nachfolgerin
насле́дникnaslédnik, насле́дницаnaslédnica, правопрее́мникpravoprejémnik
a person who inherits some title or office
The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal.
Examples
20 sentencesYour successor has already been chosen.
I've already picked my successor.
ruЯ уже выбрал своего преемника.
deIch habe meinen Nachfolger bereits ausgewählt.
He died after naming his successor.
Tom has already chosen his successor.
After naming his successor, he died.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.
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Forms
plural: successors| Singular | successor |
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| Plural | successors |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- a person who inherits some title or office:heir
- a person who follows next in order:replacement