antecessor
/ˌæntəˈsɛsər/
noun
- A person who held a position or role before someone else; a predecessor.
- The new CEO learned from the mistakes of her antecessor.
- The antecessor of the current mayor served for two terms.
- Each antecessor left their mark on the company's culture.
- An ancestor or forefather.
- The museum displayed tools used by our ancient antecessors.
- He traced his family tree back to an antecessor who came from Ireland.
- Our antecessors built this village over a hundred years ago.
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