former
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Synonyms: formed, forger, firmer, ormer, dormer, farmer, forcer, forder, forme, forker, formes
Antonyms: formed, forger, firmer, ormer, dormer, farmer, forcer, forder, forme, forker, formes
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Adjective
- Previous.
- A former president
- the former East Germany
Noun
- The first of aforementioned two items.
- The former is a good idea but the latter is not.
- We have two cars, a red one and a blue one. We won the former on a game show.
- Bananas are tastier than parsnips, but the latter’s nutritional value is higher than the former’s.
Noun
- Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.
- Dave was the former of the company.
- An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.
- The brick arch was built using a wooden former.
- Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).
- Fifth-former.
- Sixth-former.
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