predecessor

IPA: prˈɛdʌsɛsɝ

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 model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
(mathematics) A vertex having a directed path to another vertex

Examples of "predecessor" in Sentences

As O'Malley put it recently, his predecessor is trying "to eat cake and lose weight."
Another important distinction with his predecessor is about their attitudes towards welfare.
As Steven writes, your predecessor is a key built-in resource for inquiring about your new-found responsibilities.
Greenpeace is urging Mr Dudley to take the company in a new direction after what it calls his predecessor's "obsession with high-risk, environmentally reckless sources of oil".
The process of becoming compliant took 1 1 / 2 years, something Mulliken worked on even after she retired as executive director, said Gale, who commended what she called her predecessor's unparalleled commitment to the organization.