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successor

UK
/səkˈsɛsə/
US
/səkˈsɛsər/

Translations

successornoun
successors
pl
UK
/səkˈsɛsə/
US
/səkˈsɛsər/
The CEO announced his successor at the company meeting.
Генеральный директор объявил своего преемника на собрании компании.
Additional translations
последователь
наследник
Synonyms
descendant
next in line
successor-in-title
replacement
heir
Antonyms
predecessor
successoradjective
UK
/səkˈsɛsə/
US
/səkˈsɛsɚ/
Used attributively to modify another noun (e.g., successor state); not generally gradable.
Synonyms
subsequent
succeeding
following
ensuing
later
next
successive

Definitions

successornoun
A person or thing that succeeds another, especially in a position or role.
The board appointed a successor to the retiring CEO.
A person who inherits a title, office, or estate.
The prince was named as the successor to the throne.
In mathematics, the next element in a sequence, especially the natural number that is one greater than a given number.
Under Peano's axioms, every natural number has a unique successor.
successoradjective
Coming after or replacing another in a sequence, position, or role.
The successor government faced the task of rebuilding the economy.
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