PREDECESSOR
NOUNS – PERSON
► BEFORE-GOER a predecessor → c1388 obs.
► DECESSOR a predecessor → 1647 obs.
► ELDER a parent; an ancestor, a forefather; hence, a predecessor, one who lived in former days; usually in plural → 971 obs.
► OLDERS predecessors → a1470 obs.
► PREVENTER a person who precedes; a predecessor; an anticipator → 1598 obs.
► PRIMITIVE an ancestor or progenitor; a predecessor → 1486 obs.
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