predecessor

a person who held a job or position before the current holder

antecesor, predecesor

• the predecessor of somebody/something

Collocations predecessor in office · former predecessor

• The new president's policies are a departure from those of his predecessor.

  Las políticas del nuevo presidente son un cambio respecto a las de su antecesor.

something that existed before the current version or model

predecesor, modelo anterior

• the predecessor of something

Collocations predecessor model · previous version

• The new software is an improvement on its predecessor.

  El nuevo software es una mejora respecto a su versión anterior.