FORMER
Scrabble letter values: F4O1R1M3E1R1 = 11
Definition
- noun the first of two or the first mentioned of two.
- adjective referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several). — synonyms: former(a)
- adjective belonging to some prior time. — synonyms: erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)
- adjective (used especially of persons) of the immediate past. — synonyms: former(a), late(a), previous(a)
- adjective belonging to the distant past. — synonyms: early(a), former(a), other(a)
Examples
- “Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today”
- “the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967”
- “I prefer the former version to the latter one”