noun
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a person or thing that follows, esp a person who succeeds another in an office
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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
Etymology
Origin of successor
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
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Presented by SAG-AFTRA, the 33rd Actor Awards are slated for Feb. 28, 2027, and its successor for Feb. 20, 2028.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The company also said that it had started a search for a successor to CFO Harmit Singh, who plans to retire after 13 years in the role.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer and the agency’s second-in-command, is the acting attorney general until a successor is named.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
But his successor Tim Cook came with an aim befitting of his innovative predecessor - to make the best watch in the world.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
But Nurse was dead and Yezzan too sick to name a successor.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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