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Transferee vs Successor - What's the difference?

transferee | successor |

As nouns the difference between transferee and successor

is that transferee is a person who is transferred while successor is a person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

transferee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a person who is transferred
  • (legal) a person to whom title or ownership is conveyed
  • 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