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predecessor
noun
Reveal meaning and examples
A person or thing that came before another in the same role or position.
The new editor retained several features introduced by her predecessor.
A volunteer journal reached a juncture at which it had to choose between publishing one large annual issue and several shorter issues. The editor found a precedent in an earlier experiment recorded by her predecessor, who had tried a short spring edition when submissions were unusually numerous.