successor

S2 W2

BrE /ˈsʌk.sɪ.sə/ AmE /ˈsʌk.sə.sər/

noun en → es

1 PERSON AFTER [singular] B1

a person who follows another in a job, position, or duty

sucesor, reemplazo

  • the successor to somebody/something

Collocations successor to the throne · successor to a position

  • He is the successor to the company's founder.

    Él es el sucesor del fundador de la empresa.

2 THING AFTER [singular] B1

something that follows another in a series or sequence

sucesor, sustituto

  • the successor to something

Collocations successor to an idea · successor to a model

  • The new model is the successor to last year's bestseller.

    El nuevo modelo es el sucesor del mejor vendedor del año pasado.