forecomer
forecomer noun: one who comes before (i.e. prior to or ahead of); a predecessor, antecedent, or ancestor.
Noun
forecomer (plural forecomers)
- One who comes before (i.e. prior to or ahead of); a predecessor, antecedent, or ancestor.
- A grandiloquent proclamation was posted in the town: "To you Prussians, we, the representatives of Russia, turn as the forecomers of united Slavdom," etc., etc., but in reality spirits were low, and soon news was received of the defeat of the 1st Russian Corps at Usdau.1921, Sir Alfred William Fortescue Knox, With the Russian Army, 1914-1917, volume 1, page 84
- Again, I wish to congratulate you for the creditable work done by the Assembly, which is but the forecomer of others that we shall hold at Baguio in the future similar to the conventions which Government teachers and engineers attend every year in that beautiful highland city.1923, Bulletin, volume 3, page 428
Examples of forecomer in a sentence
- He is also depicted as a synthesis of his two forecomers and the one who has the power of Law and Love (a clear reference to Muhammad as the seal of prophecy).2014, Coeli Fitzpatrick Ph.D., Adam Hani Walker, Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture:
- Robert and Deborah Lawlor were founding members or forecomers, as they are sometimes called — of Auroville.2021, Evelyn Juers, The Dancer: A Biography for Philippa Cullen:
Synonyms of forecomer
Antonyms
Forms of forecomer
| plural | forecomers |
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Origin of forecomer
From fore- + comer. Alternatively, equivalent to forecome + -er.
Questions about forecomer
- What does forecomer mean?
- Forecomer means one who comes before (i.e. prior to or ahead of); a predecessor, antecedent, or ancestor.
- How do you use forecomer in a sentence?
- He is also depicted as a synthesis of his two forecomers and the one who has the power of Law and Love (a clear reference to Muhammad as the seal of prophecy).
- What part of speech is forecomer?
- Forecomer is a noun.
- What is the plural of forecomer?
- The plural of forecomer is forecomers.
Words near forecomer in the dictionary
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