Predecessor Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

predecessor

/ˈprɛdəˌsɛsɚ/ Brit /ˈpriːdəˌsɛsə/

noun

plural

predecessors

predecessor

/ˈprɛdəˌsɛsɚ/ Brit /ˈpriːdəˌsɛsə/

noun

plural

predecessors

Britannica Dictionary definition of PREDECESSOR

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1

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a person who had a job or position before someone else

• The company's new president has changed many of the policies that were introduced by his predecessor. [=by the previous president]

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— opposite successor

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something that comes before something else

• Today's computers are much faster than their predecessors were.

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