/ Dictionary / Index S successor: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: suc•ces•sor Pronunciation: (suk-ses'ur), [key] — n. a person or thing that succeeds or follows. a person who succeeds another in an office, position, or the like. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: successor (Thesaurus) successive success story Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language