Former

Definition:

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

Compare former with other words:

early vs. former

former vs. ousted

bygone vs. former

former vs. ormer

forme vs. former

dormer vs. former

forger vs. former

formed vs. former

forcer vs. former

former vs. structure

farm vs. former

former vs. predecessor

contain vs. former

advance vs. former

earlier vs. former

former vs. though

farmer vs. former

close vs. former

former vs. then

former vs. setter

former vs. opinion

before vs. former

ancient vs. former

former vs. subspecies

fore vs. former

former vs. late

former vs. last

apply vs. former

former vs. tuber

former vs. separatism

foretime vs. former

former vs. hoist

algebraic vs. former

feline vs. former

former vs. restoration

former vs. yeoman

former vs. janissary

former vs. sometimes

formal vs. former

catacomb vs. former

crane vs. former

former vs. lira

former vs. franc

back vs. former

foregone vs. former

former vs. reform

former vs. gauge

former vs. template

former vs. founder

creator vs. former

former vs. maker

form vs. former

former vs. latter

former vs. quondam

former vs. prior

erstwhile vs. former

anterior vs. former

former vs. previous

first vs. former

agriculture vs. former

closed vs. former

former vs. suite

former vs. seta