successor

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Noun

successor (plural successors)

1. A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

   George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.

2. The next heir in order or succession.
3. A person who inherits a title or office
4. (arithmetic) The integer immediately following another

Antonyms

• predecessor

Translations

person or thing that immediately follows another

Czech: následník (cs) m. Esperanto: posteulo (eo), sekvanto (eo) Finnish: seuraaja (fi) German: Nachfolger (de) m.

Indonesian: penerus (id) Italian: successore (it) m. Japanese: 後任 (ja) (kōnin), 後継者 (ja) (kōkē-sha), 継承者 (ja) (keishō-sha) Swahili: mwandamizi (sw)

next heir in order or succession

Esperanto: heredonto (eo) Finnish: seuraaja (fi), manttelinperijä (fi), kruununperijä (fi) German: Nachfolger (de) m.

Indonesian: pewaris (id) Italian: erede (it) m. and f. Japanese: 相続人 (そうぞくじん, sōzokujin)

person who inherits a title or office

Esperanto: posteulo (eo) Finnish: seuraaja (fi), vallanperijä (fi) German: Nachfolger (de) m.

Indonesian: pewaris (id) Italian: successore (it) m. Japanese: 後任 (ja) (kōnin), 後継者 (ja) (kōkē-sha), 継承者 (ja) (keishō-sha)

integer immediately following another

Finnish: seuraaja (fi) Icelandic: eftirfari (is) m.

Italian: successore (it) m. Swahili: mwandamizi (sw)

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Dutch: opvolger m., opvolgster f.

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Latin

Noun

successor (genitive successōris); m, third declension

1. follower, successor

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	successor	successōrēs
genitive	successōris	successōrum
dative	successōrī	successōribus
accusative	successōrem	successōrēs
ablative	successōre	successōribus
vocative	successor	successōrēs