Definitions for successor
səkˈsɛs ərsuc·ces·sor

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. successor, replacementnoun

   a person who follows next in order

   "he was President Lincoln's successor"

2. successornoun

   a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone

3. successor, heirnoun

   a person who inherits some title or office

Wiktionary(4.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. successornoun

   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. successornoun

   The next heir in order or succession.

3. successornoun

   A person who inherits a title or office

4. successornoun

   The integer immediately following another

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1. Successor

   Successor is someone who, or something which succeeds or comes after (see success and succession)

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Successornoun

   one who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor; as, the successor of a deceased king

2. Etymology: [OE. successour, OF. successur, successor, F. successeur, L. successor. See Succeed.]

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1. Successor

   Successor is an EP by Sonata Arctica, released through Spinefarm Records on August 7, 2000.

Matched Categories

1. • Substitute

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'successor' in Nouns Frequency: #1864

How to pronounce successor?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say successor in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of successor in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of successor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of successor in a Sentence

1. Robert Haddick:

   This is especially true during the next half-decade and more, as successor hypersonic and other classified munition designs complete their long periods of development, testing, production, and deployment.

2. Donald Trump:

   Rick and I have been talking for six months. In fact, I thought he might go a bit sooner, but he's got some very big plans. He's going to be very successful. We have his successor. We'll announce it pretty soon.

3. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   I feel like the fellow in jail who is watching his scaffold being built. (On construction of reviewing stands for inauguration of his successor John F Kennedy)

4. Tata Sons:

   A search committee has been formed which will work with me to identify a suitable successor in the coming months.

5. President Trump:

   The United Nations Secretary-General had a good working relationship with Nikki Haley and looks forward to Nikki Haley successor.

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