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predecessor noun [ ˈpriːdɪsɛsə ]

• a person who held a job or office before the current holder.
Similar: forerunner, precursor, antecedent,
Opposite: successor,
Origin: late Middle English: from late Latin praedecessor, from Latin prae ‘beforehand’ + decessor ‘retiring officer’ (from decedere ‘depart’).

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