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forebearer

forebearer noun: a forebear.

Noun

forebearer (plural forebearers)

  1. (rare) A forebear.

Forms of forebearer

pluralforebearers

Origin of forebearer

From forebear + -er, perhaps from the presumption that forebear was supposed to be fore- + bear (“to give birth to”), or simply an older dialectal variation.

Questions about forebearer

What does forebearer mean?
Forebearer means a forebear.
What part of speech is forebearer?
Forebearer is a noun.
What is the plural of forebearer?
The plural of forebearer is forebearers.

Words near forebearer in the dictionary

  1. forebeaches
  2. forebeam
  3. forebeams
  4. forebear
  5. forebearance
  6. forebearer
  7. forebearers
  8. forebearing
  9. forebears
  10. forebeat
  11. forebeats

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