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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

/ səkˈsɛsə /

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 n′


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Derived Forms

  • sucˈcessoral, adjective

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Other Words From

  • suc·cessor·al adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of successor1

1250–1300; < Latin, equivalent to succed-, variant stem of succēdere to succeed + -tor -tor, with dt > ss; replacing Middle English successour < Anglo-French < Latin, as above

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Example Sentences

In addition to visiting the tomb of John Paul, who died of natural causes in 2005, Agca asked to see his successor, Pope Francis.

Capaldi said the nature of the character—a time-travelling alien—meant his successor could take any form.

Whether its successor, IPRA, is any different, is difficult if not impossible to tell.

Russians know they could do worse than Putin as president, and the West should keep in mind just how bad a successor might be.

And he was said to be urging Obama to appoint her as his successor.

Thereon the major-general took on himself to nominate Prince Eugne as Murat's successor.

He was the successor of Dr. Franklin as editor, and entered upon the business in 1763.

In the face of such public feeling Massna found nothing for it but to demand a successor and throw up his command.

It may be a forerunner or successor, the cause or consequence, or a contemporaneous fact, etc.

Luis Flores had already resigned public office, and Llorente was, at this time, his successor in the presidency of the Council.

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