predecessor

One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or position.

Something that has been succeeded by another.

An ancestor; a forebear.

One who goes before or precedes another.

An ancestor; a forefather.

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.

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 one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.

A vertex having a directed path to another vertex

one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)