ALL meanings of former
for·mer
F f - noun former Having previously filled a particular role or been a particular thing. 1
- adjective former preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings. 1
- adjective former past, long past, or ancient: in former times. 1
- adjective former preceding in order; being the first of two: Our former manufacturing process was too costly. 1
- adjective former being the first mentioned of two (distinguished from latter): The former suggestion was preferred to the latter. 1
- adjective former having once, or previously, been; erstwhile: a former president. 1
- noun former a person or thing that forms or serves to form. 1
- noun former a pupil in a particular form or grade, especially in a British secondary school: fifth formers. 1
- adjective former previous, one time, ex 1
- adjective former earlier 1
- noun former first of two mentioned 1
- noun former one who forms 1
- adjective former Former is used to describe someone who used to have a particular job, position, or role, but no longer has it. 0
- adjective former Former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed. 0
- adjective former Former is used to describe something which used to belong to someone or which used to be a particular thing. 0
- adjective former Former is used to describe a situation or period of time which came before the present one. 0
- pronoun former When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former. 0
- adjective former belonging to or occurring in an earlier time 0
- adjective former having been at a previous time 0
- adjective former denoting the first or first mentioned of two 0
- adjective former near the beginning 0
- noun former a person or thing that forms or shapes 0
- noun former a tool for giving a coil or winding the required shape, sometimes consisting of a frame on which the wire can be wound, the frame then being removed 0
- adjective former preceding in time; earlier; past 0
- adjective former first mentioned of two 0
- noun former a person or thing that forms 0