Predecessor definition
A person who precedes or preceded another, as in office.
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A thing followed or replaced by another thing, as in use.
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An ancestor; forefather.
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The definition of a predecessor is someone who came before another person.
An example of a predecessor is the person who had your job before you were hired.
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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.
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An ancestor; a forebear.
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One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or position.
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Something that has been succeeded by another.
The new building is more spacious than its predecessor.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
predecessor
Plural:
predecessorsOrigin of predecessor
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin prae (“before") + decedo (“go away").
From Wiktionary