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successor

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /səkˈsesɚ/ · UK /səkˈsesə/

Forms: successors

successor means: A person who takes over a job, position, or title when its previous holder leaves.

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A person who takes over a job, position, or title when its previous holder leaves.

  • They have chosen her successor.
  • The president welcomed his successor to the office.
  • Who will be successor to the current king?

How to use it: successor to someone (She was chosen as successor to the retiring director.); someone’s successor (His successor will start next month.)

Similar words: replacement

Opposites: predecessor

Common phrases: successor to someone, appoint a successor, someone’s successor

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The person next in line to receive a title or property when its holder dies.

  • Her eldest child is her successor.
  • The duke died without a lawful successor.
  • They disputed who was the rightful successor to the estate.

How to use it: successor to someone/something (The prince is the rightful successor to the throne.)

Similar words: heir

Common phrases: rightful successor, successor to someone, lawful successor

Questions about successor

What does successor mean?

A person who takes over a job, position, or title when its previous holder leaves.

What is successor in other languages?

Türkçe: halef · Español: sucesor · Français: successeur · Deutsch: Nachfolger · Italiano: successore · 日本語: 後任

How do you pronounce successor?

In American English /səkˈsesɚ/; in British English /səkˈsesə/.

How do you use successor in a sentence?

They have chosen her successor. The president welcomed his successor to the office.

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