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Liquidator vs Successor - What's the difference?

liquidator | successor |

As nouns the difference between liquidator and successor

is that liquidator is one who liquidates while successor is a person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

liquidator

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who liquidates.
  • One supporting the political policy of liquidationism; a liquidationist.
  • Any of the workers involved in cleaning up the (Chernobyl disaster)

    • Related terms

    * liquefiable * liquefy * liquid * liquidate * liquidation * liquidity * liquidizer * liquify * liquor

    successor

    English

    (wikipedia successor)

    Alternative forms

    * successour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 5 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.}}
  • The next heir in order or succession.
  • A person who inherits a title or office.
  • (arithmetic, set theory) The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) (uncommon)

    Antonyms

    * predecessor