What does Former mean?
Definitions for Former
ˈfɔr mərfor·mer
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Former.
Princeton's WordNet
formeradjective
the first of two or the first mentioned of two
"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
former(a)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"
erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)adjective
belonging to some prior time
"erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
former(a), late(a), previous(a)adjective
(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"
early(a), former(a), other(a)adjective
belonging to the distant past
"the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
Wiktionary
formernoun
Someone who forms something.
Dave was the former of the company.
formernoun
An object used to form something.
The brick arch was built using a wooden former.
formernoun
Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).
formeradjective
previous
formeradjective
first of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.
The former is a good idea but the latter is not.
Etymology: From former, comparative of forme, from forma.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Formeradjective
whence former, and formost
Etymology: from forma , Saxon, first;
Thy air,
Thou other gold-bound brow, is like the first:
—— A third is like the former. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.A bad author deserves better usage than a bad critick: a man may be the former merely through the misfortune of an ill judgment; but he cannot be the latter without both that and an ill temper. Alexander Pope.
Formernoun
He that forms; maker; contriver; planner.
Etymology: from form.
The wonderful art and providence of the contriver and former of our bodies, appears in the multitude of intentions he must have in the formation of several parts for several uses. John Ray, on the Creation.
Wikipedia
Former
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being using in the construction process and then discarded or re-used.
Webster Dictionary
Formernoun
one who forms; a maker; a creator
Formernoun
a shape around which an article is to be shaped, molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise constructed
Formernoun
a templet, pattern, or gauge by which an article is shaped
Formernoun
a cutting die
Formeradjective
preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past
Formeradjective
near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a discourse or argument
Formeradjective
earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first mentioned
Wikidata
Former
A former is a structural member of an aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The Former-and-Longeron technique was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until the advent of structural skins such as fiberglass and other composite materials. Many of today's light aircraft, and homebuilt aircraft in particular, are still designed in this way. They are also found in the cores of potentiometers in which the resistive material is wrapped round.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Former
form′ėr, adj. (comp. of fore) before in time or order: past: first mentioned.—adv. Form′erly, in former times: heretofore. [Formed late on analogy of M. E. formest by adding comp. suff. -er to base of A.S. forma, first, itself a superlative form.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
former
The gunner's term for a small cylindrical piece of wood, on which musket or pistol cartridge-cases are rolled and formed. The name is also applied to the flat piece of wood with a hole in the centre used for making wads, but which is properly form.
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Former
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FORMER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Former is ranked #153769 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Former surname appeared 106 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Former.
51.8% or 55 total occurrences were White.
37.7% or 40 total occurrences were Black.
7.5% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Former' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #532
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Former' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2720
Anagrams for Former »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Former in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Former in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Former in a Sentence
Well now it all makes sense. Tim Ryan and his team are only interested in debating if they’re confident they can rig the system with partisan Democrat activists setting the rules. We have zero interest in joining a debate overseen by a former Democrat candidate for office and board member of Planned Parenthood, who has repeatedly smeared Republicans on her social media.
I'm able to laugh now, because I've gone through a lot of mental and physical therapy to heal over the years, my music's been wonderful for me. But I was a shell of my former self at one point. I was not myself. To be fair, I was about 19, so ... I went to Catholic school and all this crazy stuff happened, and I was going, 'Oh, is this just the way adults are?' I was very naive.
Former Vice President Pence was a hero on January 6. He refused the pressure of the former President. He did his duty, and the nation should be very grateful for the actions that he took that day.
Obama told former adviserDavid Axelrod. Trump promptly responded to Obama’s parting shot with one of his own.
There were thousands of warfighters who needed this training, hagmann was a former Army doctor, a former medical professor and he was attractive to commanders looking for a qualified contractor.
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- سابقArabic
- предишен, минал, бившBulgarian
- previCatalan, Valencian
- erstererGerman
- πρώηνGreek
- antaŭaEsperanto
- ex, anterior, primero, primera, aquella, aquello, antiguoSpanish
- اولی, سابق, اسبق, قدیمPersian
- edellinen, edeltävä, ensimmäinen, entinenFinnish
- fyrrverandiFaroese
- celui-là, précédent, ancien, premierFrench
- előző, előbbi, egykori, hajdani, korábbiHungarian
- mantan, terdahuluIndonesian
- anteriore, precedente, primo, exItalian
- 前者, 前Japanese
- უწინდელი, წინანდელიGeorgian
- 전자Korean
- پێشو, بهرترKurdish
- anteriorLatin
- deze, voormalig, eerstgenoemdeDutch
- byłyPolish
- پخوانیPashto, Pushto
- primeiro, anteriorPortuguese
- прежний, первый, бывший, предыдущийRussian
- prethodni, bivšiSerbo-Croatian
- före detta, föregående, fornaSwedish
- முன்னாள்Tamil
- మునుపటి, ముందరిTelugu
- ilk, eski, önce, öncekiTurkish
- колишнійUkrainian
- 前任的Chinese
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