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Definition of successor

successor

/səkˈsɛs.ər/
suc · ces · sor
Plural:successors
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Adjective:successorial
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• noun

1

A person or entity that succeeds another in an office, position, title, or legal right.

Example

"The retiring director announced that she would spend the next month training her successor."

2

A product, model, system, or creation that comes after and replaces an earlier one.

Example

"The new electric sedan was designed as a direct successor to the automaker's popular compact hatchback."

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• Nearby Words

succession
successive
successively
successor
succinct
succinctly
succinctness

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English via Old French from Latin successor ('one who follows'), an agent noun from the verb succedere ('to follow closely' or 'to take the place of'), formed from sub- ('next to' or 'after') and cedere ('to go').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Successor. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/successor
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