Former - Definition

adj 1: 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" [ant: latter(a)]
2: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former
glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
[syn: erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-
time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)]
3: (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" [syn: former(a),
late(a), previous(a)]
4: belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of
Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" [syn:
early(a), former(a), other(a)]
n 1: the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and
Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered
today" [ant: latter]