Meaning of successor | Babel Free
səkˈsɛsəDefinitions
- A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
- dolphin
- A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title
- The next heir in order or succession.
- dauphin
- The next heir in order or succession
- A person who inherits a title or office.
- A person who inherits a title or office
- The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
- The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another
Equivalents
Беларуская
насле́днік
Български
приемник
Ελληνικά
διάδοχος
فارسی
وارث
Kurdî
delfîn
Latina
successor
Polski
dziedzic
dziedziczka
następca
następczyni
następnik
spadkobierca
spadkobierczyni
sukcesor
sukcesorka
اردو
وارِث
Oʻzbekcha
voris
Examples
“George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.”
“After Li Tan's death in 1625, Hsu Hsin-su (許心素), leader of the Chang-chou people dwelling in and around the city of Hsia-men (廈門, or Amoy), emerged as his successor.”
“As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.”
“A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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