Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.
Dave was the former of the company.
An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.
The brick arch was built using a wooden former.
Inherited from Middle English former, comparative of forme (“first”), from Old English forma (“first”), descended from Proto-Germanic *frumô. Parallel to prior (via Latin), as comparative form from sa...
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Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).
Fifth-former.