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noun
- 1. a person or thing that succeeds another: "Schoenberg saw himself as a natural successor to the German romantic school"
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The meaning of SUCCESSOR is one that follows; especially : one who succeeds to a throne, title, estate, or office. How to use successor in a sentence.
SUCCESSOR definition: 1. someone or something that comes after another person or thing: 2. someone or something that…. Learn more.
a person or thing that follows, esp a person who succeeds another in an office. 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′. Discover More.
The successor takes over when someone gives up a position or title or when something becomes outdated. The noun successor was first used in the 13th century to mean "one who comes after." It's often used in reference to a royal court, where the successor is usually the king's eldest son.
Someone's successor is the person who takes their job after they have left. He set out several principles that he hopes will guide his successors. ...several critics hailed him then as the greatest living Scottish poet, the natural successor to his old friend Hugh MacDiarmid.
SUCCESSOR meaning: 1. someone or something that comes after another person or thing: 2. someone or something that…. Learn more.
successor (to somebody/something) a person or thing that comes after somebody/something else and takes their/its place. Who's the likely successor to him as party leader? Their latest release is a worthy successor to their popular debut album. He chose as his successor a relative newcomer to the organization. compare predecessor
SUCCESSOR definition: 1. someone who has a position or job after someone else: 2. an organization, product, etc that…. Learn more.
Definition of successor noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Professions) a person or thing that follows, esp a person who succeeds another in an office. 2. (Logic) 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′. sucˈcessoral adj.
