former
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Adjective 1 meaning
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“A former president”
Noun 4 meanings
The first of aforementioned two items.
“The former is a good idea but the latter is not.”
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.”
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English former, comparative of forme (“first”), from Old English forma (“first”), descended from Proto-Germanic *frumô. Parallel to prior (via Latin), as comparative form from same Proto-Indo-European root. Related to first and fore (thence before), from Proto-Germanic.
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FORMER at a glance
FORMER has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (F 4 + O 1 + R 1 + M 3 + E 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #501 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with former
All rhymes- SUMMER10
- CUSTOMER12
- CONSUMER12
- HAMMER13
- FARMER11
- PALMER10
- HOMER10
- PERFORMER16
- WARMER11
- DRUMMER12
- TIMER7
- POLYMER14
One letter away
- FORMED12
- FARMER11
- FIRMER11
- DORMER9
- FORGER10
- FORMES11
- WORMER11
- FORCER11
- FORKER13
- FOAMER11
- FORMEE11
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