n.

1. One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or position.
2. Something that has been succeeded by another: The new building is more spacious than its predecessor.
3. Archaic. An ancestor; a forebear.

[Middle English predecessoure, from Old French predecesseur, from Late Latin praedēcessor : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin dēcessor, a retiring magistrate (from dēcessus, past participle of dēcēdere, to depart : dē-, away; see de– + cēdere, to go).]

noun

1. One that precedes, as in time: ancestor, antecedent, forerunner, precursor, progenitor. See precede/follow.
2. A person from whom one is descended: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, father, forebear, forefather, foremother, mother, parent, progenitor. See kin, precede/follow.

n

Definition: something, someone which comes before
Antonyms: derivative, descendant, successor

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Common misspelling(s) of predecessor

• precedessor

Dansk (Danish)
n. - forgænger, forfader

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorganger, voorouder

Français (French)
n. - prédécesseur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorgänger, Vorläufer, Ahne

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προκάτοχος, προηγούμενος

Italiano (Italian)
predecessore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - predecessor (m), antepassado (m)

Русский (Russian)
предшественник

Español (Spanish)
n. - predecesor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - företrädare, förfader

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
前任, 原有事物, 前辈, 祖先

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 前任, 原有事物, 前輩, 祖先

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전임자, 선행자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 前任者, 祖先, 前のもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص سبق شخص آخر في تولي الوظيفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מי שכיהן קודם במשרה, אב קדום, דבר שבא לפני דבר‬

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