poprzednik — meaning in English

English meaning

• forerunner noun A person who runs at the head of a group, ahead of the others.
• predecessor noun A person who held a job, role, or position before the current person.
• progenitor noun A direct ancestor of a person, such as a parent or grandparent.

Senses

poprzednik is used for these senses in English:

• forerunner A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
• 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.
• predecessor A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
• progenitor (figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
• protasis (logic, grammar) A clause that expresses a contingent element in a conditional sentence.

forerunner — full definition

1. noun A person who runs at the head of a group, ahead of the others.
2. noun Someone who is not taking part in a race but goes round the course first, to lead the way or check it is ready.
3. noun Something that comes before an event and hints at what is about to happen.
4. noun An earlier member of a family or group who came before the current ones.

predecessor — full definition

1. noun A person who held a job, role, or position before the current person.
2. noun An earlier model or version of something that has since been replaced.

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