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predecesor — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • forefather noun An ancestor.
  • predecessor noun A person who held a job, role, or position before the current person.

Senses

predecesor is used for these senses in English:

  • forefather An ancestor.
  • 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 Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.

forefather — full definition

  1. noun An ancestor.
  2. noun A cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.

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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