1. One who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) 
2. Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
   - harbinger, forerunner, herald, precursor

Derived forms: predecessors

See also: precede

Type of: forerunner, indicant, indication, precursor

Encyclopedia: Predecessor

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