The meaning of Successor

Successor – definition

noun
A person or thing that succeeds another.
Usage examples:
Schoenberg saw himself as a natural successor to the german romantic school
Synonims:
Heir Heir apparent Inheritor Next-in-line Descendant Beneficiary Replacement Incomer Substitute

noun
Someone or something that follows and takes the job, place, or position that was held by another
Usage examples:
The company will announce the appointment of a successor to its retiring chairman at the next board…

noun
Someone or something that comes after another person or thing
Usage examples:
Successor to sb/sth she has been appointed successor to the retiring chief executive., network rail…

Successor translation into English

Successor: translate from English into Chinese

接班人, 传人, 后任, 后来人, 继乘人, 继承者, 继任者

Successor: translate from English into Dutch

Opvolger, Nazaat, Afstammeling, Nakomeling

Successor: translate from English into French

Successeur

Successor: translate from English into German

Nachfolger, Thronfolger

Successor: translate from English into Hindi

उत्तराधिकारी, वारिस

Successor: translate from English into Italian

Successore

Successor: translate from English into Korean

후임, 뒤

Successor: translate from English into Russian

Преемник, Наследник

Successor: translate from English into Spanish

Sucesor

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Successor – similar words

successors

noun
A person or thing that succeeds another.
Usage examples:
Schoenberg saw himself as a natural successor to the german romantic school

noun
Someone or something that follows and takes the job, place, or position that was held by another
Usage examples:
The company will announce the appointment of a successor to its retiring chairman at the next board…

noun
Someone or something that comes after another person or thing
Usage examples:
Successor to sb/sth she has been appointed successor to the retiring chief executive., network rail…

All meanings and translations of Successors

Successor synonims

beneficiary

noun
A person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy.
Usage examples:
Australia would be the beneficiary of a policy it did not have to underwrite.

All meanings and translations of Beneficiary

descendant

noun
A person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.
Usage examples:
She's a descendant of charles darwin

noun
A person related to someone from an earlier generation (= all the people of about the same age within a particular family)
Usage examples:
The pennsylvania dutch are descendants of early german immigrants.

All meanings and translations of Descendant

heir

noun
A person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
Usage examples:
His eldest son and heir

All meanings and translations of Heir

incomer

noun
A person who has come to live in an area in which they have not grown up, especially in a close-knit rural community.
Usage examples:
An english incomer to orkney

combining form
Denoting a person with a specified level of income.
Usage examples:
Middle-incomer

All meanings and translations of Incomer

inheritor

noun
A person who inherits something; an heir.
Usage examples:
We are the inheritors of these cultural traditions

noun
A person who receives money, property, or assets from someone who has died
Usage examples:
A survey of property inheritors confirmed that two-thirds of them promptly sold the houses they wer…

All meanings and translations of Inheritor

replacement

rɪˈpleɪs.mənt

noun
The action or process of replacing someone or something.
Usage examples:
The replacement of religion by poetry

noun
A thing or person that takes the place of something or someone else
Usage examples:
A replacement for sb/sth we now use leds as replacements for conventional light bulbs., a permanent…

All meanings and translations of Replacement

substitute

noun
A person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
Usage examples:
Soya milk is used as a substitute for dairy milk

verb
Use or add in place of.
Usage examples:
Dried rosemary can be substituted for the fresh herb

verb
To use someone or something instead of another person or thing
Usage examples:
[ t ] you can substitute oil for butter in this recipe., [ i ] he was called on to substitute for t…

All meanings and translations of Substitute

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