successor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.
Meanings
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A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
After Li Tan's death in 1625, Hsu Hsin-su (許心素), leader of the Chang-chou people dwelling in and around the city of Hsia-men (廈門, or Amoy), emerged as his successor.
2003, Tu Cheng-sheng, translated by Paul Cooper, Ilha Formosa: the Emergence of Taiwan on the World Scene in the 17th Century, →OCLC, →OL, page 27:They haven't yet named her successor.
As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.
2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.
- The next heir in order or succession.
- A person who inherits a title or office.
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The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| successors | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| successour | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
predecessor (antonym(s) of)
Deriveds
successorial · successoral · successorship · successor ideology
Hyponyms
Relateds
× ×... = (multiplication, factorization; factor) · + +... = (addition, summation) · √ = (root extraction; degree) · − = (subtraction) · × = (multiplication, factorization; multiplier) · + = (addition, summation) · Or sometimes (numerator) / (denominator) = (quotient) · = (exponentiation; base) · ÷ = (division; dividend) · log(base) = (logarithmization)
Synonyms
heir · aftercomer (person or thing that immediately follows another) · succeeder · successor · successour
Translations (210)
sq pasardhës (next heir in order or succession) · it succeditrice (person or thing that immediately follows another) · id pewaris (person who inherits a title or office) · oc successor (person who inherits a title or office) · it succeditrice (person who inherits a title or office) · sv efterträdare (person who inherits a title or office) · pl spadkobierca (next heir in order or succession) · ru насле́дница (next heir in order or succession) · kk ізбасар (person who inherits a title or office) · hi उत्तराधिकारी (next heir in order or succession) · sh на́следнӣк (next heir in order or succession) · bg наследник (integer or cardinal immediately following another) · ka მემკვიდრე (person who inherits a title or office) · de Nachfolgerin (person or thing that immediately follows another) · cs dědic (next heir in order or succession) · ar وَارِث (next heir in order or succession) · id penerus (person or thing that immediately follows another) · fr successrice (person or thing that immediately follows another) · sk nástupkyňa (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ka შემცვლელი (person or thing that immediately follows another) · bg прие́мник (person or thing that immediately follows another) · sl naslednik (person or thing that immediately follows another) · nn etterfølgjar (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ko 후임 (person who inherits a title or office) · sh на́сљедница (next heir in order or succession) · mi piki tūranga (person who inherits a title or office) · bg престолонаследник (person who inherits a title or office) · cs dědička (next heir in order or succession) · nn etterkommar (person or thing that immediately follows another) · sq pasardhës (person or thing that immediately follows another) · bg насле́дничка (next heir in order or succession) · pl dziedzic (next heir in order or succession) · be перае́мніца (person or thing that immediately follows another) · de Nachfolger (person or thing that immediately follows another) · pl sukcesor (person or thing that immediately follows another) · mi whakakapi (person or thing that immediately follows another) · uk спадкоє́мець (next heir in order or succession) · is eftirfari (integer or cardinal immediately following another) · hi उत्तराधिकारी (person who inherits a title or office) · ro moștenitor (person who inherits a title or office) · ja 継承者 (person who inherits a title or office) · tr varis (next heir in order or succession) · mi kairīwhi (person or thing that immediately follows another) · nn etterfølgar (person or thing that immediately follows another) · nn oppfølgjar (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ro succesor (person or thing that immediately follows another) · it successore (person or thing that immediately follows another) · tr ardıl (person or thing that immediately follows another) · id pewaris (next heir in order or succession) · sh násljednīk (next heir in order or succession) · pl następczyni (person or thing that immediately follows another) · fi kruununperijä (next heir in order or succession) · sh на́следница (next heir in order or succession) · pl następca (person or thing that immediately follows another) · be засту́пнiк (person or thing that immediately follows another) · th ผู้สืบตำแหน่ง (person who inherits a title or office) · eo sekvanto (person or thing that immediately follows another) · es sucesor (person or thing that immediately follows another) · pt sucessora (person or thing that immediately follows another) · pl następca (next heir in order or succession) · nl opvolgster (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ka შემდეგი (person or thing that immediately follows another) · pl dziedziczka (next heir in order or succession) · ja 後継者 (person who inherits a title or office) · be насту́пнiца (person or thing that immediately follows another) · uk спадкоє́миця (person or thing that immediately follows another) · la successor (person or thing that immediately follows another) · fr successeuse (next heir in order or succession) · kk ізбасар (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ru насле́дник (person who inherits a title or office) · hi परवर्ती (integer or cardinal immediately following another) · sk následník (person or thing that immediately follows another) · mk наследник (next heir in order or succession) · fr successrice (next heir in order or succession) · cs nástupce (person or thing that immediately follows another) · es postremo (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ja 後任 (person who inherits a title or office) · nrn efterman (person or thing that immediately follows another) · bg наследник (person who inherits a title or office) · de Nachfolgerin (person who inherits a title or office) · ko 상속인 (next heir in order or succession) · ja 継承者 (person or thing that immediately follows another) · be насле́днік (next heir in order or succession) · be спадкае́мец (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ja 後継者 (person or thing that immediately follows another) · el διάδοχος (person who inherits a title or office) · sl naslednica (next heir in order or succession) · nb etterkommer (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ar خَلِيف (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ko 후임자 (person or thing that immediately follows another) · fi seuraaja (person who inherits a title or office) · it successora (person or thing that immediately follows another) · pl następczyni (person who inherits a title or office) · ka მემკვიდრე (next heir in order or succession) · ru правопрее́мница (person who inherits a title or office) · ca successor (person or thing that immediately follows another) · uk насту́пниця (person or thing that immediately follows another) · nn oppfylgjar (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ur وارث (next heir in order or succession) · uz voris (next heir in order or succession) · nl opvolger (person or thing that immediately follows another) · eo heredonto (next heir in order or succession) · cs následnice (person or thing that immediately follows another) · cs následník (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ko 계승자 (person who inherits a title or office) · mi whākapi (person who inherits a title or office) · ru насле́дница (person who inherits a title or office) · pl spadkobierczyni (next heir in order or succession) · pt sucessor (person or thing that immediately follows another) · fi seuraaja (person or thing that immediately follows another) · pl sukcesor (next heir in order or succession) · sh následnica (next heir in order or succession) · pt sucessora (next heir in order or succession) · fi seuraaja (next heir in order or succession) · ka მემკვიდრე (person or thing that immediately follows another) · lij sucesô (person or thing that immediately follows another) · es sucesora (person or thing that immediately follows another) · de Nachfolger (person who inherits a title or office) · pl sukcesorka (next heir in order or succession) · ang æftergenga (person or thing that immediately follows another) · sk dedička (next heir in order or succession) · eo posteulo (person who inherits a title or office) · uk наслі́дник (next heir in order or succession) · grc διάδοχος (next heir in order or succession) · cs nástupkyně (person or thing that immediately follows another) · de Nachfolgerin (next heir in order or succession) · ru правопрее́мник (person who inherits a title or office) · eo posteulo (person or thing that immediately follows another) · pl następnik (integer or cardinal immediately following another) · fr successeur (next heir in order or succession) · la successor (person who inherits a title or office) · es causahabiente (person or thing that immediately follows another) · sk dedič (next heir in order or succession) · cmn 繼任者 /继任者 (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ru насле́дник (next heir in order or succession) · fi seuraaja (integer or cardinal immediately following another) · ar وَارِثَة (next heir in order or succession) · grc διάδοχος (person or thing that immediately follows another) · be насле́дніца (next heir in order or succession) · az varis (next heir in order or succession) · kk мұрагер (next heir in order or succession) · pl następca (person who inherits a title or office) · fi manttelinperijä (next heir in order or succession) · fi vallanperijä (person who inherits a title or office) · da efterfølger (person or thing that immediately follows another) · bg насле́дник (next heir in order or succession) · tg ворис (next heir in order or succession) · fr successeur (person or thing that immediately follows another) · hi उत्तराधिकारी (person or thing that immediately follows another) · hi उत्तरवर्ती (integer or cardinal immediately following another) · th ผู้สืบมรดก (next heir in order or succession) · ca successora (person or thing that immediately follows another) · cy olynydd (person who inherits a title or office) · nb oppfølger (person or thing that immediately follows another) · fa وارث (next heir in order or succession) · sk následníčka (person or thing that immediately follows another) · nn ettermann (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ko 계승자 (person or thing that immediately follows another) · be насту́пнiк (person or thing that immediately follows another) · el διάδοχος (person or thing that immediately follows another) · pl sukcesorka (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ang æfterfylgend (person or thing that immediately follows another) · sl naslednik (next heir in order or succession) · uk спадкоє́миця (next heir in order or succession) · nn etterkomar (person or thing that immediately follows another) · it erede (next heir in order or succession) · tr halef (person or thing that immediately follows another) · uk спадкоє́мець (person or thing that immediately follows another) · sk nástupca (person or thing that immediately follows another) · bg прие́мничка (person or thing that immediately follows another) · be перае́мнік (person or thing that immediately follows another) · pt sucessor (person who inherits a title or office) · sh на́сљеднӣк (next heir in order or succession) · ru прее́мник (person or thing that immediately follows another) · fr successeuse (person or thing that immediately follows another) · hi वारिस (next heir in order or succession) · de Nachfolger (next heir in order or succession) · uk наслі́дниця (next heir in order or succession) · it successore (integer or cardinal immediately following another) · be засту́пнiца (person or thing that immediately follows another) · cmn 繼承人 /继承人 (next heir in order or succession) · el διάδοχος (next heir in order or succession) · az varis (person who inherits a title or office) · ja 相続人 (next heir in order or succession) · uk насту́пник (person or thing that immediately follows another) · la successor (next heir in order or succession) · da efterfølger (next heir in order or succession) · ru прее́мница (person or thing that immediately follows another) · nb etterfølger (person or thing that immediately follows another) · pl następczyni (next heir in order or succession) · mi piki tūranga (next heir in order or succession) · pt sucessora (person who inherits a title or office) · it successore (person who inherits a title or office) · sh násljednica (next heir in order or succession) · be спадкае́мка (person or thing that immediately follows another) · sv efterföljare (person who inherits a title or office) · ja 後任 (person or thing that immediately follows another) · mk наследничка (next heir in order or succession) · de Erbe (next heir in order or succession) · sh následnīk (next heir in order or succession) · mi piki tūranga (person or thing that immediately follows another) · de Erbin (next heir in order or succession) · sl naslednica (person or thing that immediately follows another) · nn etterfylgjar (person or thing that immediately follows another) · ko 후계자 (person who inherits a title or office) · ro succesoare (person or thing that immediately follows another) · cy olynyddes (person who inherits a title or office) · az xələf (person or thing that immediately follows another) · pt sucessor (next heir in order or succession) · nn oppfølgar (person or thing that immediately follows another)