predecessor

Other forms of predecessor

plural

predecessors·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about predecessor

What does predecessor mean?

predecessor means "one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in predecessor?

predecessor has 4 syllables: pred-e-ces-sor. The stress falls on "pred". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɛdəˌsɛsɚ/.

What is another word for predecessor?

Close synonyms include harbinger, forerunner, herald, precursor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is predecessor a common word?

predecessor is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with predecessor?

4 words rhyme with predecessor. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.