successor

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.

In classic literature

Synonyms

replacement

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