successor

noun

suc·​ces·​sor sək-ˈse-sər How to pronounce successor (audio)
: one that follows
especially : one who succeeds to a throne, title, estate, or office

Examples of successor in a Sentence

The CEO's successor used to be the vice president here. the successor to the throne
Recent Examples on the Web As Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in November, Putin’s eventual successor may not change Russia that much. Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024 This is the company’s successor to XPilot with a multimodality sensor framework including cameras, lidar units, millimeter wave radars, and high-precision positioning units. Mark Andrews, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024 Today, the search for her successor ended when Brant was appointed to take the position on a permanent basis. David Lyman, The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2024 The successor to Brandon Crawford at shortstop has long been earmarked as Luciano, their top position player prospect finally in position to seize the job. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024 The person who has gotten the most attention as a possible successor is Liu Jianchao, a Communist Party official who is a former Foreign Ministry spokesperson and ambassador to the Philippines and Indonesia. Ken Moritsugu, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2024 The board of the insurance company has already begun a search for his successor. Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024 Manchester City head coach and FC Barcelona legend Pep Guardiola has advised his boyhood club who to appoint as Xavi Hernandez's successor, according to the Catalunya Radio program Tot Costa. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Meanwhile, Trump also visited the border some 300 miles away from his successor in Eagle Pass, Texas. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English successour, from Anglo-French, from Latin successor, from succedere

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of successor was in the 13th century

Dictionary Entries Near successor

Cite this Entry

“Successor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/successor. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

successor

noun
suc·​ces·​sor sək-ˈses-ər How to pronounce successor (audio)
: one that follows
especially : a person who succeeds to a throne, title, estate, or office

Legal Definition

successor

noun
suc·​ces·​sor sək-ˈse-sər How to pronounce successor (audio)
: one that follows : one that succeeds another (as in a position, title, office, or estate)
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