Definitions for successor
səkˈsɛs ərsuc·ces·sor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Successor

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

ChatGPTRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. successor

   A successor is a person or thing that comes after another in time or position, often taking over a role, position, or responsibility from the one before.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

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. Ingo Speich:

   The search for a successor to Piech at the top of the supervisory board has the utmost priority for investors.

2. 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.

3. Denis Diderot:

   The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successor may be, no matter how wicked or stupid.

4. Carrie Severino:

   This president, who has shown such contempt for the Constitution and the laws, is the last person who should be appointing [Scalia’s] successor.

5. Mondaire Jones:

   When I became the first person in Congress to call for Justice Breyer to retire now, while President Biden can still appoint a successor, some people asked whether it was necessary, yes. Yes, it is.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=successor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Successor
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Successor
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/successor
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=successor