Former vs. Fmr
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Difference Between Former and Fmr
Formernoun
One that forms; a maker or creator
a former of ideas.Fmradjective
abbreviation of former
Formernoun
A member of a school form
a fifth former.Formernoun
The first of two persons or things mentioned
"The army was pulling itself together, the government was coming apart. The success of the former was continually imperiled by the failure of the latter" (Garry Wills).Formeradjective
Relating to or taking place in the past
in former times.Formeradjective
Having been so in the past
a former ambassador.his former boss.ADVERTISEMENT
Formeradjective
Being the first of two mentioned.
Formeradjective
Previous.
A former president;the former East GermanyFormeradjective
First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.
The former is a good idea but the latter is not.I drive two vehicles, a Chevy Camaro and an AMC Gremlin. I won the former on a game show.Formernoun
Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.
Dave was the former of the company.Formernoun
An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.
The brick arch was built using a wooden former.Formernoun
Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).
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Formernoun
the first of two or the first mentioned of two;
Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered todayFormeradjective
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 oneFormeradjective
belonging to some prior time;
erstwhile friendour former glorythe once capital of the stateher quondam loverFormeradjective
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past;
the former presidentour late President is still very activethe previous occupant of the White HouseFormeradjective
of the distant past;
the early inhabitants of Europeformer generationsin other times
