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n. One who precedes; a predecessor.

n. predecessor

n. One who goes before; a predecessor.

n. An ancestor; a progenitor.

n. One who goes before; a predecessor.

n. A title given among the Romans— to the soldiers who preceded an army and made all necessary arrangements as to camping, supplies, the scouting service, etc.; under the later empire, to professors of civil law in the public schools.

n. In law, an ancestor; a predecessor; one who possessed certain land before the present possessor or holder.

"An archaeological excavation at Atapuerca, Spain, has yielded bones from a 1 million year old human who belonged to the species Homo antecessor which may have been the ancestor of the Neanderthals."

predecessor    ancestor    progenitor