successor
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successor
- /səkˈsɛsə/ UK
- /səkˈsɛsɚ/ US
- /səˈsɛsɚ/
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.
noun successors · successour
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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.
Similar: aftercomer
- The next heir in order or succession.
- A person who inherits a title or office.
- The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another. A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal.
Similar: heir, succeeder, successor, successour · Opposite: predecessor
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: replacement, heir, predecessor, succession, succeed, following, follow-on, follow-up, substitute, inherit, legacy, intended, notification, inheritance, future, new
noun
Similar: heir, succeeder, successor, successour · Opposite: predecessor
Translations
Every language
noun person or thing that immediately follows another
| Español | sucesor, sucesora, postremo, causahabiente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 후임자 hu'imja, 계승자 gyeseungja |
| 日本語 | 後任 kōnin, 後継者 kōkeisha, 継承者 keishōsha |
| 中文 | 繼任者 /继任者 jìrènzhě |
| हिन्दी | उत्तराधिकारी uttarādhikārī |
| Português | sucessor, sucessora |
| Français | successeur, successeuse, successrice |
| Deutsch | Nachfolger, Nachfolgerin |
| Italiano | successore, succeditrice, successora |
| Ελληνικά | διάδοχος diádochos |
| Română | succesor, succesoare |
| Русский | прее́мник prejémnik, прее́мница prejémnica |
| العربية | خَلِيف ḵalīf |
noun next heir in order or succession
| 한국어 | 상속인 sangsogin |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 相続人 sōzokujin |
| 中文 | 繼承人 /继承人 jìchéngrén |
| हिन्दी | उत्तराधिकारी uttarādhikārī, वारिस vāris |
| Português | sucessor, sucessora |
| Français | successeur, successeuse, successrice |
| Deutsch | Nachfolger, Nachfolgerin, Erbe, Erbin |
| Italiano | erede |
| Ελληνικά | διάδοχος diádochos |
| Русский | насле́дник naslédnik, насле́дница naslédnica |
| العربية | وَارِث wāriṯ, وَارِثَة wāriṯa |
noun person who inherits a title or office
| 한국어 | 후임 hu'im, 후계자 hugyeja, 계승자 gyeseungja |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 後任 kōnin, 後継者 kōkeisha, 継承者 keishōsha |
| हिन्दी | उत्तराधिकारी uttarādhikārī |
| Português | sucessor, sucessora |
| Deutsch | Nachfolger, Nachfolgerin |
| Italiano | successore, succeditrice |
| Ελληνικά | διάδοχος diádochos |
| Română | moștenitor |
| Русский | насле́дник naslédnik, насле́дница naslédnica, правопрее́мник pravoprejémnik, правопрее́мница pravoprejémnica |
noun integer or cardinal immediately following another
| हिन्दी | परवर्ती parvartī, उत्तरवर्ती uttarvartī |
|---|---|
| Italiano | successore |
Talk about this word "successor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/successor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. successor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/successor "successor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/successor.Cite this
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title = {successor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
