Definition of former Former

/fɔˈɹmɚ/ - [former] - form•er

We found 19 definitions of former from 6 different sources.

What does former mean?

Noun Plural: formers
former - the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
		number one, first a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first
Adjective
former - 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"
former - (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"
		late, previous

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former (Noun)
Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.
former (Noun)
An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.
former (Noun)
Someone in, or of, a certain form class.
former (Adjective)
previous.
former (Adjective)
first of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.

former (n.)
One who forms; a maker; a creator.
former (n.)
A shape around which an article is to be shaped, molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise constructed.
former (n.)
A templet, pattern, or gauge by which an article is shaped.
former (n.)
A cutting die.
former (a.)
Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past.
former (a.)
Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a discourse or argument.
former (a.)
Earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first mentioned.

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.]

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former in sign language