Meaning

4 senses
  1. A 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

  2. The next heir in order or succession.

    Nachfolger, Nachfolgerin, Erbe

    насле́дникnaslédnik, насле́дницаnaslédnica

    наслі́дникnaslídnyk, наслі́дницяnaslídnycja, спадкоє́мецьspadkojémecʹ

    a person who follows next in order

  3. A person who inherits a title or office.

    Nachfolger, Nachfolgerin

    насле́дникnaslédnik, насле́дницаnaslédnica, правопрее́мникpravoprejémnik

    a person who inherits some title or office

  4. The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.

    A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal.

Examples

20 sentences
  1. Your successor has already been chosen.

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  2. I've already picked my successor.

    ruЯ уже выбрал своего преемника.

    deIch habe meinen Nachfolger bereits ausgewählt.

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  3. He died after naming his successor.

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  4. Tom has already chosen his successor.

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  5. After naming his successor, he died.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
person or thing that immediately follows another:
next heir in order or succession:
Русский
By meaning 3
person or thing that immediately follows another:
next heir in order or succession:
person who inherits a title or office:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
person or thing that immediately follows another:
next heir in order or succession:

Origin

From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.

From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.

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Forms

plural: successors
Singularsuccessor
Pluralsuccessors

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
person or thing that immediately follows another:aftercomer
heirsucceedersuccessour
Close in meaning
  • a person who inherits some title or office:heir
  • a person who follows next in order:replacement

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
successor — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto