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I met Powel Crosley at an All-Star Game in 1935. He was familiar, of course, with our winning record at Rochester. We seemed to hit it off immediately, and the following year, when he was looking for a successor to Larry MacPhail, he thought of me.
Warren Giles

Meaning of "successor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUCCESSOR

successor  [səkˈsɛsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUCCESSOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Successor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUCCESSOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of successor in the English dictionary

The definition of successor in the dictionary is a person or thing that follows, esp a person who succeeds another in an office. Other definition of successor is the element related to a given element by a serial ordering, esp the natural number next larger to a given one. The successor of n is n + 1, usually written Sn or n′.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUCCESSOR


aggressor
əˈɡrɛsə
antecessor
ˈæntɪˌsɛsə
assessor
əˈsɛsə
cesser
ˈsɛsə
compressor
kəmˈprɛsə
coprocessor
ˌkəʊˈprəʊsɛsə
dresser
ˈdrɛsə
hairdresser
ˈhɛəˌdrɛsə
intercessor
ˌɪntəˈsɛsə
lesser
ˈlɛsə
microprocessor
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈprəʊsɛsə
multiprocessor
ˌmʌltɪˈprəʊsɛsə
Odessa
əʊˈdɛsə
predecessor
ˈpriːdɪˌsɛsə
presser
ˈprɛsə
processor
ˈprəʊsɛsə
professor
prəˈfɛsə
suppressor
səˈprɛsə
TESSA
ˈtɛsə
vanessa
vəˈnɛsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUCCESSOR

success
success story
successantly
successful
successfully
successfulness
succession
succession state
successional
successionally
successionist
successionless
successive
successively
successiveness
successless
successlessly
successlessness
successoral
successorship

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUCCESSOR

assistant professor
associate professor
axial-flow compressor
college professor
confessor
Edward the Confessor
food processor
full professor
lessor
nutty professor
oppressor
possessor
preprocessor
regressor
repressor
scissor
stressor
tongue depressor
transgressor
visiting professor
word processor

Synonyms and antonyms of successor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUCCESSOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «successor» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of successor

Translation of «successor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUCCESSOR

Find out the translation of successor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of successor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «successor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

接任者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sucesor
570 millions of speakers

English

successor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्तराधिकारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خَلَف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

преемник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sucessor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তরাধিকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

successeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengganti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachfolger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

後継者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

후계자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penerus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người kế vị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாரிசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तराधिकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

halef
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

successore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

następca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наступник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

succesor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάδοχος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opvolger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

efterträdare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

etterfølger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of successor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCCESSOR»

The term «successor» is very widely used and occupies the 17.547 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCCESSOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «successor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «successor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about successor

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10 QUOTES WITH «SUCCESSOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word successor.
1
Viswanathan Anand
India has lot of talent. What I am happy with is that the talent keeps on coming. Certainly it could be nice, though I am not terribly keen on seeing my successor yet.
2
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.
3
Alice Stone Blackwell
A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and philosopher to any successor, she takes little pains to mark the route by which she is making her ascent.
4
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor.
5
Peter Brimelow
Hey, nothing grows to the sky. There will be a successor movement. Right now it's nascent.
6
Dick Cheney
Like many Americans, I've always been intrigued by Bill Clinton. I obviously didn't always agree with him - enjoyed running against his legacy in 2000, when Al Gore was his designated successor, but I don't have anything negative I would say about Bill Clinton.
7
Stephanie Cutter
Let me tell you the story about Massachusetts under Governor Romney. It did fall to 47th out of 50 in jobs creation. Wages went down when they were going up in the rest of the country. He left his successor with debt and a deficit, and manufacturing jobs left that state at twice the rate as the rest of the country.
8
Rocco DiSpirito
After guest appearances, I got the offer to do the show as the successor of Arthur Schwartz. It's so much fun.
9
Peaches Geldof
I don't feel like I need to be a successor to my mother, or her work.
10
Warren Giles
I met Powel Crosley at an All-Star Game in 1935. He was familiar, of course, with our winning record at Rochester. We seemed to hit it off immediately, and the following year, when he was looking for a successor to Larry MacPhail, he thought of me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUCCESSOR»

Discover the use of successor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to successor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Successor: A Novel
On Dec. 13, 1981 Mehmet Shehu, a man who was number two in the Albanian government, was killed.
Ismail Kadare, 2013
2
Regime Change in the Yugoslav Successor States: Divergent ...
Scholars, practitioners, and policymakers will find the book to be a compelling contribution to the study of comparative politics, democratization, and European integration.
Mieczys aw P. Boduszy ski, 2010
3
The Communist Successor Parties of Central and Eastern Europe
A decade ago, it was assumed that they would dissolve, but many of them have enjoyed electoral success. This book systematically examines how they have evolved.
András Bozóki, John T. Ishiyama, 2002
4
Tacitus the Epic Successor: Virgil, Lucan, and the Narrative ...
This book considers the Roman historian Tacitus’ (c. 55 – c. 120 C.E.) use of the language and narrative techniques of the epic poets, in particular Virgil and Lucan, for his presentation of the Roman civil wars of 68–70 C.E. in the ...
Timothy Joseph, 2012
5
The Soviet Experiment: Russia, the USSR, and the Successor ...
Focusing on the eras of Lenin, Stalin, Gorbachev, and Yeltsin, a multi-layered account of the rise and fall of the Soviet Union chronicles and analyzes the Soviet experiment from the tsar to the first president of the Russian republic. UP.
Ronald Grigor Suny, 2011
6
The Successor: A Novel
A fictionalized political tale based on true-life events and the author's conversations with the victim's son follows the events surrounding the death of Mehmet Shehu, a hand-picked successor to hated ailing Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha ...
Ismail Kadare, Tedi Papavrami, 2005
7
The Successor
The Successor seamlessly blends dream and reality, legendary past, and contemporary history, and proves again that Kadare stands alongside Márquez, Canetti, and Auster. From the Hardcover edition.
Ismail Kadare, 2010
8
After Yugoslavia: Identities and Politics Within the ...
This book offers a distinctive and desirable perspective on the seven successor states, their cultures, politics and identities.
Robert Hudson, Glenn Bowman, 2011
9
Diasporas and Ethnic Migrants: German, Israel, and ...
This account of key issues in Israel's foreign policy offers a new insight into Israeli thinking. It also covers issues where the focus is on American, British, Egyptian and Jordanian diplomacy.
Rainer Münz, Rainer Ohliger, 2003
10
A Successor Vision: The United Nations of Tomorrow
This book diagnoses the cause of the U.N.'s troubles and proposes a radical plan for steering it back on course.
Peter J. Fromuth, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUCCESSOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term successor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
VW interim chairman to stay on, hunt for Piech successor continues …
DE) is still looking for a successor to former chairman Ferdinand Piech, meaning the interim holder of the position, Berthold Huber, is likely to stay until at least ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Patent drawings of a mystery Honda sports car suggest an S2000 …
The drawings appear to show an NSX-inspired vehicle with traces of the pint-sized S660, and I'm hoping we're looking at the S2000 successor. Related: Honda ... «Digital Trends, Jun 15»
3
My successor is a more adept salesman than me: Manmohan
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday his successor Narendra Modi was ahead of him as far as communication is concerned. «Times of India, Jun 15»
4
Bugatti Veyron's successor spotted being tested on German road
Zooming along a German road, this disguised supercar is the successor to the Bugatti Veyron - and is rumoured to have a maximum speed of 288mph. «Daily Mail, May 15»
5
Bugatti Chiron: meet the new 2016 Veyron hypercar successor
How to replace a modern-day supercar legend like the Bugatti Veyron? Why, with an even faster, more tech laden and brawnier hypercar, of course. The new ... «CAR Magazine, Apr 15»
6
Who Else But My Son as My Successor, Says Lalu Prasad
Pappu, an MP from Madhepura in North East Bihar, has said the RJD is "not a monarchy in which a successor can be nominated." In February, he had said he ... «NDTV, Apr 15»
7
BAE Systems Awarded $415 million Design Contract for UK …
The $415 million award will fund the Successor-class design effort up until a 2016 decision point when the U.K. will decide to proceed with the four-boomer class ... «USNI News, Mar 15»
8
Six Rare vets announce Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor
In an interview with Edge, Playtonic describes it as a “worthy spiritual successor” to the classic Rare formula of platforming and encouraged fan participation with ... «TechnoBuffalo, Feb 15»
9
Disney Taps Potential CEO Successor
That means Mr. Staggs essentially has three years to prove to Disney's board of directors that he is the best successor. Since becoming CEO in 2005, Mr. Iger ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
10
See the first teaser for Clock Tower spiritual successor Night Cry
The team behind the spiritual sequel to Japanese horror adventure game series Clock Tower released the first teaser for its new project today, the game ... «Polygon, Jan 15»

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