前 任 者(ぜんにんしゃ)

ぜんにんしゃ

noun

predecessor

businessperson work

1. predecessor; former holder of a position

The person who held a position, role, or office before the current one. Used in workplace and organizational contexts.

前任者(ぜんにんしゃ)から引(ひ)き継(つ)ぐ。

To take over from one's predecessor.

前任者(ぜんにんしゃ)のやり方(かた)とは大(おお)きく違(ちが)う。

It's very different from the way the predecessor did things.

前任者(ぜんにんしゃ)が残(のこ)した資料(しりょう)を確認(かくにん)してから仕事(しごと)を始(はじ)めた。

I checked the documents left by my predecessor before starting work.

前任者(ぜんにんしゃ) refers to the person who previously held a particular position or role. Composed of 前任(ぜんにん) (previous appointment) + 者(しゃ) (person).

Common collocations

前任者(ぜんにんしゃ)から引(ひ)き継(つ)ぐ: to take over from a predecessor
前任者(ぜんにんしゃ)の方針(ほうしん): the predecessor's policy
前任者(ぜんにんしゃ)の後(あと)を継(つ)ぐ: to succeed one's predecessor
前任者(ぜんにんしゃ)に比(くら)べて: compared to the predecessor

Similar words

後任者(こうにんしゃ): successor (person who takes over)
後任(こうにん): successor/replacement (without 者(しゃ))

Related words

前任(ぜんにん): previous appointment/tenure (without 者(しゃ))
後継者(こうけいしゃ): successor, heir (broader — not just job positions)
引(ひ)き継(つ)ぎ: handover, transition of duties

Related Words

Compare: 後任(こうにん) (successor/replacement)

Related: 後継者(こうけいしゃ) (successor, heir (broader)

Related: 引(ひ)き継(つ)ぎ (handover, transition of duties)

Compare: 先達(せんだつ) (pioneer)

Compare: 先人(せんじん) (predecessor)

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Added 2026.3.25 10:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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