Successor vs. Predecessor
Difference Between Successor and Predecessor
Successornoun
A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.Predecessornoun
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
Successornoun
The next heir in order or succession.
Predecessornoun
A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
The steam engine was the predecessor of diesel and electric locomotives.Successornoun
A person who inherits a title or office.
Predecessornoun
(mathematics) A vertex having a directed path to another vertex
Successornoun
The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal.Predecessornoun
one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
Successornoun
a person who follows next in order;
he was President Lincoln's successorSuccessornoun
a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
Successornoun
a person who inherits some title or office
