Successor

//səkˈsɛsɚ// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone wordnet
  3. 3
    The next heir in order or succession.
  4. 4
    a person who inherits some title or office wordnet
  5. 5
    A person who inherits a title or office.
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  1. 6
    a person who follows next in order wordnet
  2. 7
    The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.

    "A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal."

Synonyms

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heiradherentaftercomeraftercomeraftermathapparent heir

Example

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"The matter of his successor is still under debate."

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.

Related phrases

successor ideologycardinal numberordinal number

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