predecessor
🇺🇸
/ˈpredəsesər/
🇬🇧
/ˈpriːdəsesə(r)/
noun
C1
someone who had your job before you
The new manager changed many rules set by his predecessor.
R
an older version of something that was replaced
This phone is faster than its predecessor.
translation
someone who had your job before you; an older version of something that was replaced
Word Forms
Plural
predecessors