successor in English dictionary

  • successor

    Meanings and definitions of "successor"

    • A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
    • The next heir in order or succession.
    • A person who inherits a title or office
    • (arithmetic) The integer immediately following another
    • noun
      A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
    • noun
      The next heir in order or succession.
    • noun
      A person who inherits a title or office.
    • noun
      (arithmetic, set theory)
      The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
    • person or thing that immediately follows another
    • next heir in order or succession
    • person who inherits a title or office
    • integer immediately following another
    • An activity that occurs after another activity in a series. A successor can have, but does not always have, a prerequisite.
    • noun
      a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor"
    • noun
      a person who inherits some title or office
    • noun
      a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone

    Synonyms of "successor" in English dictionary

    replacement, heir, issue are the top synonyms of "successor" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "successor" in English dictionary

    predecessor is the antonym of "successor" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of successor

    • successor ( plural  successors)
    • successor (plural successors)
  • Successor

Sample sentences with "successor"

Available translations

Authors