predecessor

As a noun predecessor

is 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.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As nouns the difference between predecessor and veteran

is that predecessor is 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 while veteran is a person with long experience of a particular activity.

As an adjective veteran is

having had long experience, practice, or service.

As a proper noun Veteran is

a village in Alberta, Canada.

Predecessor is a related term of foregoer.

As nouns the difference between predecessor and foregoer

is that predecessor is 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 while foregoer is .

As nouns the difference between process and predecessor

is that process is a series of events to produce a result, especially as contrasted to product while predecessor is 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.

As a verb process

is to perform a particular process or process can be (mostly british) to walk in a procession.

As a noun predecessor

is 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.

As a verb succeed is

to follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of.

As nouns the difference between predecessor and dependency

is that predecessor is 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 while dependency is a state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.

As nouns the difference between predecessor and prior

is that predecessor is 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 while prior is a high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.

As an adjective prior is

of that which comes before, in advance.

As an adverb prior is

previously.

As nouns the difference between predecessor and ex

is that predecessor is 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 while ex is an ex-husband, ex-wife or ex-partner.

As a verb ex is

to delete; to cross out.

As nouns the difference between predecessor and founder

is that predecessor is 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 while founder is one who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom something originates; one who endows or founder can be the iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation.

As a verb founder is

of a ship, to fill with water and sink.

As a noun predecessor

is 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.

As a preposition before is

earlier than (in time).

As an adverb before is

at an earlier time.

As a conjunction before is

in advance of the time when.