We like the present headmaster better than his predecessor.
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Predecessor
//ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsɚ//
Synonyms for "predecessor" (62 found)
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Related words (31)
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5 entriesTranslations
74 translations across 34 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- sələf noun (one who precedes)
Belarusian
2 entries- папярэ́днік noun (one who precedes)
- папярэ́дніца noun (one who precedes)
Bulgarian
2 entries- предше́ственик noun (one who precedes)
- предше́ственичка noun (one who precedes)
Catalan
1 entries- antecessor noun (one who precedes)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 前任 noun (one who precedes)
- 前任者 noun (one who precedes)
Czech
2 entries- předchůdce noun (one who precedes)
- předchůdkyně noun (one who precedes)
Danish
1 entries- forgænger noun (one who precedes)
Dutch
1 entries- voorganger noun (one who precedes)
Esperanto
2 entries- antaŭanto noun (model or type which precedes)
- antaŭulo noun (one who precedes)
Estonian
1 entries- eelkäija noun (one who precedes)
Finnish
2 entries- edeltäjä noun (one who precedes)
- edeltäjä noun (model or type which precedes)
French
4 entries- précédent noun (model or type which precedes)
- prédécesseur noun (one who precedes)
- prédécesseuse noun (one who precedes)
- prédécessrice noun (one who precedes)
Galician
4 entries- antecesor noun (one who precedes)
- antecesora noun (one who precedes)
- devanceiro noun (one who precedes)
- predecesor noun (one who precedes)
Georgian
1 entries- წინამორბედი noun (one who precedes)
German
3 entries- Vorgänger noun (one who precedes)
- Vorgängerin noun (one who precedes)
- Vorläufer noun (model or type which precedes)
Greek
1 entries- προκάτοχος noun (one who precedes)
Hindi
3 entries- पूर्वज noun (one who precedes)
- पूर्ववर्ती noun (one who precedes)
- पूर्ववर्ती noun (model or type which precedes)
Icelandic
1 entries- forveri noun (one who precedes)
Indonesian
2 entries- pendahulu noun (one who precedes)
- pendahulu noun (model or type which precedes)
Italian
3 entries- antecessore noun (one who precedes)
- precedente noun (model or type which precedes)
- predecessore noun (one who precedes)
Japanese
2 entries- 前任者 noun (one who precedes)
- 前機種 noun (model or type which precedes)
Korean
1 entries- 전임자 noun (one who precedes)
Macedonian
2 entries- претходник noun (one who precedes)
- претходничка noun (one who precedes)
Old English
1 entries- foregenġa noun (one who precedes)
Polish
4 entries- antecesor noun (one who precedes)
- poprzedniczka noun (one who precedes)
- poprzednik noun (one who precedes)
- poprzednik noun (model or type which precedes)
Portuguese
3 entries- antecessor noun (one who precedes)
- predecessor noun (one who precedes)
- predecessor noun (model or type which precedes)
Russian
4 entries- предше́ственник noun (one who precedes)
- предше́ственник noun (model or type which precedes)
- предше́ственница noun (one who precedes)
- предше́ственница noun (model or type which precedes)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- préthodnica noun (one who precedes)
- préthodnīk noun (one who precedes)
- пре́тходница noun (one who precedes)
- пре́тходнӣк noun (one who precedes)
Slovak
2 entries- predchodca noun (one who precedes)
- predchodkyňa noun (one who precedes)
Slovene
2 entries- predhodnica noun (one who precedes)
- predhodnik noun (one who precedes)
Spanish
3 entries- antecesor noun (one who precedes)
- predecesor noun (one who precedes)
- predecesor noun (model or type which precedes)
Swedish
2 entries- föregångare noun (one who precedes)
- föregångare noun (model or type which precedes)
Turkish
2 entries- öncü noun (one who precedes)
- öncü noun (model or type which precedes)
Ukrainian
2 entries- попере́дник noun (one who precedes)
- попере́дниця noun (one who precedes)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
His background parallels that of his predecessor.
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His humble background parallels that of his predecessor.
Source: tatoeba (286690)
He defies the present government which is no less oppressive than its predecessor.
Source: tatoeba (288224)
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