noun
successor
suhk-SEH-suh
noun
1
A person or thing that follows and takes the place of another.
"The board is searching for a successor to the retiring CEO."
"The new model is the successor to last year's bestselling phone."
How to Use Successor
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWhoever or whatever comes next and takes over from the previous one.
Common mistake
A successor comes after; a predecessor came before — easy to mix up.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
name a successor
chosen successor
successor to the throne
Word Forms
successors plural
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.