Term: predecessor: one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
Candidate hypernym: precursor: a person who goes before or announces the coming of another → 1
Candidate hypernym: garter snake: any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes → 0
Candidate hypernym: money: wealth reckoned in terms of money → 0
Candidate hypernym: ten: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system → 0
Candidate hypernym: nosher: someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals → 0
Candidate hypernym: peeler: a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables → 0
Candidate hypernym: farmer-labor party: a former minor political party in the United States in the early 20th century → 0
Candidate hypernym: ptolemy: an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra → 0
Candidate hypernym: pick's disease: a progressive form of presenile dementia found most often in middle-aged and elderly women and characterized by degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes with loss of intellectual ability and transitory aphasia → 0
Candidate hypernym: subclavian artery: either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms → 0
Candidate hypernym: praetorian guard: the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome → 0