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successor

[suhk-ses-er]

noun

  1. a person or thing that succeeds or follows.

  2. a person who succeeds another in an office, position, or the like.



successor

/ əˈɛə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that follows, esp a person who succeeds another in an office

  2. logic the element related to a given element by a serial ordering, esp the natural number next larger to a given one. The successor of n is n + 1, usually written Sn or

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Other Word Forms

  • successoral adjective
  • ܳˈǰ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of successor1

1250–1300; < Latin, equivalent to succed-, variant stem of ܳŧ to succeed + -tor -tor, with dt > ss; replacing Middle English successour < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
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His successor, Lee, had campaigned on a series of pledges, including one to restart dialogue with Pyongyang and to reduce tensions between both countries.

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The pricey Switch 2 is a worthy successor to the original.

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Rather than appointing a direct successor, Reform UK is splitting Yusuf's role into multiple posts including a new head of operations and head of treasury - with new further leadership changes in the coming weeks after.

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Prescott was no longer responsible for transport schemes and his successor, Alistair Darling, pulled the plug, telling Leeds that it would only get funding if it came back with a "bus-based alternative".

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In some ways, Leo is the successor Francis deserves, likewise an advocate for social justice, whether championing migrants’ rights or women holding leadership roles in the Catholic Church, but less accepting of LGBTQ+ communities.

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