Definition of former

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  • former is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • former is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • former is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of former

  • belonging to some prior time (adjective)

    Examples

    1. our former glory

    Synonyms

    1. erstwhile
    2. old
    3. one-time
    4. onetime
    5. quondam
    6. sometime
  • belonging to the distant past (adjective)

    Examples

    1. former generations

    Synonyms

    1. early
    2. other
  • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the former president

    Synonyms

    1. late
    2. previous
  • the first of two or the first mentioned of two (noun)

    Examples

    1. Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today
  • referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) ()

    Examples

    1. the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one

See definition of former in Merriam Webster