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SUCCESSOR

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Dictionary entry overview: What does successor mean?

• SUCCESSOR (noun)
The noun SUCCESSOR has 3 senses:

1. a person who follows next in order
2. a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
3. a person who inherits some title or office

Familiarity information: SUCCESSOR used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• SUCCESSOR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A person who follows next in order

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

successor; replacement

Context example:

he was President Lincoln's successor

Hypernyms ("successor" is a kind of...):

compeer; equal; match; peer (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("successor" is a kind of...):

replacement; substitute (a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

A person who inherits some title or office

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

heir; successor

Hypernyms ("successor" is a kind of...):

issue; offspring; progeny (the immediate descendants of a person)

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