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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

/ əˈɛə /

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
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Derived Forms

  • ܳˈǰ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܳ·sǰ· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of successor1

1250–1300; < Latin, equivalent to succed-, variant stem of ܳŧ to succeed + -tor -tor, with dt > ss; replacing Middle English successour < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
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Postecoglou's future - and appointing a successor if a change is made - will be the most prominent issue for the Spurs hierarchy to resolve in the coming weeks.

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Yoon's successor needs to be chosen in the next 60 days.

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After months of speculation, Nintendo has confirmed the successor to its wildly popular Switch console will be released on June 5, when it will cost £395.99 to buy in the UK.

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Dear Liz: My husband agreed to serve as successor trustee for his brother’s living trust several years ago.

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The jobs of executor and successor trustee are much the same after a death.

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