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′

Other Word Forms

• successoral adjective

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

Example Sentences

Its successor, the People's Party, is among those currently supporting Anutin.

From BBC

Beck’s successor, Michel Moore, ended the protection in July 2018 after he said a new evaluation determined it was no longer needed.

From Los Angeles Times

Until late in life, he was still pondering who that successor might be.

From Los Angeles Times

According to South Korea's spy agency, Miss Kim is her father's most likely successor.

From BBC

Less than three years later, his successor Arne Slot has just overseen the biggest spend by a club in a transfer window.

From BBC

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