Unscramble former

Definition of former

adjective:

• referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one". Antonyms: latter.
• belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend", "our former glory", "the once capital of the state", "her quondam lover". Synonyms: erstwhile, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime.
• (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president", "our late President is still very active", "the previous occupant of the White House". Synonyms: late, previous.
• belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe", "former generations", "in other times". Synonyms: early, other.

noun:

• the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today". Antonyms: latter.

Words nearby

dormer, farmer, forger, formed, ormer.

Rhymes with

dormer, informer, performer, reformer, transformer, warmer.