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previous; prior

former(adj)

the first of two or the first mentioned of two

"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

former(a)(adj)

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"

erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)(adj)

belonging to some prior time

"erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

former(a), late(a), previous(a)(adj)

(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"

early(a), former(a), other(a)(adj)

belonging to the distant past

"the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"

having been such at some previous time

the coach is a former professional baseball player

going before another in time or order

the former manual had some errors, but the current version has its own problems

I just ran into one of my former students.

I can give two of my former teachers as references.

Everyone is anxious to know what has become of the former champion.

Tom is former CIA.

Tom is former FBI.

Tom is former NYPD.

Tom is a former paratrooper.

Tom is one of our former clients.

Tom saw his former employer at a conference.

Tom is a former student of mine.

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after ensuing following later posterior subsequent succeeding

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