Predecessor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or position.
  • n. Something that has been succeeded by another: The new building is more spacious than its predecessor.
  • n. Archaic An ancestor; a forebear.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • n. A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
  • n. A vertex having a directed path to another vertex
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who goes before or precedes another.
  • n. An ancestor; a forefather.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
  • n. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
    • Antonym
    follower    successor   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    indicant    indication   
    Cross Reference
    ancestor   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    antecessor    foregoer    forerunner    harbinger    herald   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ancestor    successor    colleague    statesman    personage   
     
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