former
definition: referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: belonging to the distant past
example:
speech part: adjective
definition: belonging to some prior time
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
old
definition: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
late
definition: the first of two or the first mentioned of two
example: Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today
speech part: noun
synonyms: