English-Thai Dictionary

predecessor

N บรรพบุรุษ  คน ที่อยู่ มา ก่อน  antecedent ancestor forerunner ban-pa-bu-rud

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREDECESSOR

n.[L. proe and decedo, to depart. ] A person who has preceded another in the same office. The king, the president, the judge, or the magistrate, follows the steps of his predecessor, or he does not imitate the example of his predecessors. It is distinguished from ancestor, who is of the same blood; but it may perhaps be sometimes used for it.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREDECESSOR

Pred `e *ces "sor, n. Etym: [L. praedecessor; prae before + decessor one who withdraws from the province he has governed, a retiring officer (with reference to his successor ), a predecessor, fr. decedere: cf. F. prédécesseur. See Decease. ]

 

Defn: One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc. ; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. A prince who was as watchful as his predecessor had been over the interests of the state. Prescott.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

predecessor

pred e ces sor |ˈpredəˌsesər, ˈprē -ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər | ▶noun a person who held a job or office before the current holder: the new president's foreign policy is very similar to that of his predecessor. • a thing that has been followed or replaced by another: the chapel was built in 1864 on the site of its predecessor. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin praedecessor, from Latin prae ‘beforehand ’ + decessor ‘retiring officer ’ (from decedere ‘depart ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

predecessor

pre |de ¦ces ¦sor |ˈpriːdɪsɛsə | ▶noun a person who held a job or office before the current holder: the new President's foreign policy is very similar to that of his predecessor. • a thing that has been followed or replaced by another: the chapel was built in 1864 on the site of its predecessor. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin praedecessor, from Latin prae ‘beforehand ’ + decessor ‘retiring officer ’ (from decedere ‘depart ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

predecessor

predecessor noun 1 the senator's predecessor: forerunner, precursor, antecedent. ANTONYMS successor. 2 our Victorian predecessors: ancestor, forefather, forebear, antecedent. ANTONYMS descendant.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

predecessor

predecessor noun 1 the Prime Minister learned from his predecessor's mistakes: former /previous holder of the post, forerunner, precursor, antecedent. ANTONYMS successor. 2 our Victorian predecessors: ancestor, forefather, forebear, progenitor, antecedent. ANTONYMS descendant.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

predecessor

pred e ces sor /prédəsèsə r , -̀--́ -|príːdɪsèsə /名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 〖通例one 's ～〗1 (ある仕事の )前任者 ; 先輩 .2 (機械などが進歩する過程において )前に使われていたもの ; 前身 .3 ｟古 ｠先祖 .