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English

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈpriːdɪsesɚ/

Noun

One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
A model or type of machinery or device which precedes current one.
:Steam engine was the predecessor of diesel and electric locomotives.

Antonyms

Translations

Czech: předchůdce
Finnish:

Japanese: {{t|ja|前任者|tr=zen'nin-sha|sc=Jpan}}
Swedish: {{t|sv|föregångare|c}}

Finnish:

Japanese: {{t|ja|前機種|tr=zen kishu|sc=Jpan}}

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Predecessor \Pred`e*ces"sor\ (?; 277), n. [L. praedecessor; prae
before + decessor one who withdraws from the province he has
governed, a retiring officer (with reference to his
successor), a predecessor, fr. decedere: cf. F.
pr['e]d['e]cesseur. See Decease.]
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state,
position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes
after, in any office or position.
[1913 Webster]

A prince who was as watchful as his predecessor had
been over the interests of the state. --Prescott.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet predecessor
n : one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or
office)

Moby Dictionary
ancestor , ancestors , announcer , antecedent , antecedents ,
ascendants , avant-garde , bellwether , buccinator , bushwhacker ,
elders , explorer , fathers , forebear , forebears , forefather ,
forefathers , foregoer , forerunner , front runner , frontiersman ,
fugleman , grandfathers , grandparents , groundbreaker , guide ,
harbinger , herald , innovator , lead runner , leader , messenger ,
pathfinder , patriarchs , pioneer , point , precedent , precursor ,
predecessor , predecessors , progenitors , prototype , scout ,
stormy petrel , trailblazer , trailbreaker , vanguard , vaunt-courier ,
voortrekker

FOLDOC predecessor

parent

PREDECESSOR. One who has preceded another. 2. This term is applied in particular to corporators who are now no longer such, and whose rights have been vested in their successor; the word ancestor is more usually applicable to common persons. The predecessor in a corporation stands in the same relation to the successor, that the ancestor does to the heir. 3. The term predecessor is also used to designate one who has filled an office or station before the present incumbent.