/ Dictionary / Index P predecessor: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pred•e•ces•sor Pronunciation: (pred'u-ses"ur, pred"u-ses'ur or, esp. Brit., prē'du-ses"ur), [key] — n. a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc. something succeeded or replaced by something else: The new monument in the park is more beautiful than its predecessor. an ancestor; forefather. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: predecessor (Thesaurus) predecease predella Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fidelity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language