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1. (n.) predecessor
a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc.
2. predecessor
something succeeded or replaced by something else.
3. predecessor
Archaic. an ancestor; forefather.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME predecessour < AF < LL praedēcessor= L prae-pre - +dēcessor retiring official, der. (with -tor -tor ) of dēcēdere to withdraw =dē-de - +cēdere to yield; see cede)
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1. (noun) predecessor
one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
2. (noun) harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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1. (noun) predecessor
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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Sense: someone who has had a particular job or position before
He was my predecessor as manager.
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 Afrikaans: voorganger |
 Arabic: السّابِق في الوَظيفَه |
 Bulgarian: предшественик |
 Brazilian: antecessor |
 Czech: předchůdce |
 German: der/die Vorgänger(in) |
 Danish: forgænger |
 Greek: προκάτοχος |
 Spanish: predecesor |
 Estonian: eelkäija |
 Farsi: متصدی پیشین |
 Finnish: edeltäjä |
 French: prédécesseur |
 Hebrew: קוֹדמוֹ לַתַפקִיד |
 Hindi: पूर्व अधिकारी |
 Croatian: predhodnik |
 Hungarian: előd |
 Indonesian: pendahulu |
 Icelandic: fyrirrennari, forveri |
 Italian: predecessore |
 Japanese: 前任者 |
 Korean: 전입자 |
 Lithuanian: pirmtakas |
 Latvian: priekšgājējs |
 Malay: terdahulu |
 Dutch: voorganger |
 Norwegian: forgjenger |
 Polish: poprzednik |
 Persian: متصدی پیشین، شخص كه پيش ا |
 Pashto: هغه څوك چې مخكى له يو بل |
 Portuguese: antecessor |
 Romanian: predecesor |
 Russian: предшественник |
 Slovak: predchodca |
 Slovenian: predhodnik |
 Serbian: prethodnik |
 Swedish: företrädare, föregångare |
 Thai: คนที่อยู่มาก่อน |
 Turkish: selef,öncel |
 Taiwanese: 前任者 |
 Ukrainian: попередник |
 Urdu: سابقہ، پيش رو |
 Vietnamese: người tiền nhiệm |
 Chinese: 前任者 |
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