pre·de·ces·sor 
/ˈprɛdəˌsɛsɚ, Brit ˈpri:dəˌsɛsə/ noun
plural pre·de·ces·sors /ˈprɛdəˌsɛsɚ, Brit ˈpri:dəˌsɛsə/ noun [count] 1 : a person who had a job or position before someone else
▪ The company's new president has changed many of the policies that were introduced by his predecessor. [=by the previous president] — opposite successor 2 : something that comes before something else
▪ Today's computers are much faster than their predecessors were.
▪ The company's new president has changed many of the policies that were introduced by his predecessor. [=by the previous president] — opposite successor
▪ Today's computers are much faster than their predecessors were.
