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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pred•e•ces•sor /ˈprɛdəˌsɛsɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one who comes before another in an office, etc.:My predecessor was coming to me to ask for a job!
- something replaced by something else:This car's predecessor lacks many of the features of the new version.
See -cede-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pred•e•ces•sor (pred′ə ses′ər, pred′ə ses′ər or, esp. Brit., prē′də ses′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc.
- something succeeded or replaced by something else:The new monument in the park is more beautiful than its predecessor.
- [Archaic.]an ancestor;
forefather.
- Late Latin praedēcessor, equivalent. to Latin prae- pre- + dēcessor retiring official, itself equivalent. to dēced-, variant stem of dēcēdere to withdraw (dē- de- + cēdere to yield; see cede) + -tor -tor, with dt ss
- Anglo-French
- Middle English predecessour 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: predecessor /ˈpriːdɪˌsɛsə/ n - a person who precedes another, as in an office
- something that precedes something else
- an ancestor; forefather
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Late Latin praedēcessor, from prae before + dēcēdere to go away, from dē away + cēdere to go |