former
noun
1 former
The first of two or the first mentioned of two.
adjective
1 former
Referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several).
Roget 62: preceding etc. v.; precedent, antecedent; anterior; prior etc. 116; before; former; foregoing; beforementioned†, ... show more
2 former
Belonging to some prior time:
— Our former glory.
synonyms: erstwhile, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime.
Roget 122: past, gone, gone by, over, passed away, bygone, foregone; elapsed, lapsed, preterlapsed†, expired, no more, run out, blown over, ... show more
3 former
used especially of persons Of the immediate past:
— The former president.
Roget 116: prior, previous; preceding, precedent; anterior, antecedent; pre-existing, pre-existent; former, foregoing; aforementioned, before-mentioned, abovementioned; ... show more
Polish: wcześniejszy, uprzedni, poprzedni, były
4 former
Moby thesaurus: aforementioned, aforenamed, aforesaid, ancient, antecedent, antediluvian, anterior, anticipatory, beforementioned, bygone, ci-devant, departed, earlier, early, elder, eldest, erstwhile, first, first-born, firstling ... show more.
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