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successor — a person or thing that succeeds another

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person or thing that succeeds another

Pronunciation (IPA): /səkˈsesər/

Korean meaning: 후임자, 후계자, 계승자

Korean pronunciation: 석**세**서

Example Sentences

  • The prince is grooming his son to be his successor to the throne.
  • My cat thinks the vacuum cleaner is the evil successor to all previous house monsters.
  • The smartphone was the successor to the flip phone era.

successor

NOUN

//səkˈsesər//

a person or thing that succeeds another

successor concept
💡 Concept

The old king crowns his chosen successor before the entire royal court.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/səkˈsesər/
🇬🇧 UK/səkˈsesə/

🌳Etymology

Prefixsuc--
Rootcess
Suffix--or

Origin

From Latin 'successor' meaning 'one who follows after,' derived from 'succedere' (to follow, to go under or up to). The word combines the prefix 'sub-' (under, after) with 'cedere' (to go, yield).

🎵Rhyme

processorprofessorconfessor
processor
professor
confessor

🔗Collocations

natural successor
successor state
appoint a successor
potential successor
successor company
legitimate successor

📝Examples

“The prince is grooming his son to be his successor to the throne.”

😄 Fun example

“My cat thinks the vacuum cleaner is the evil successor to all previous house monsters.”

“The smartphone was the successor to the flip phone era.”

😄 Fun example

“The restaurant's successor turned the family recipe into instant ramen.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

heirreplacementinheritorfollower

Antonyms

predecessorforerunner

Related

succeedsuccessionsuccessiveheritagelegacy

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