forebearer

fore·bear·er

noun \ˈfȯr-ˌber-ər\

Definition of FOREBEARER

: ancestor, forefather

Examples of FOREBEARER

1. <villagers who still practice many of the customs of their forebearers>

First Known Use of FOREBEARER

1852

Related to FOREBEARER

Synonyms: father, forebear (also forbear), ancestor, forefather, grandfather, primogenitor, progenitor

Antonyms: descendant (also descendent)

Related Words: antecessor, predecessor [archaic]; ancestress, foremother, grandmother, matriarch; grandsire [archaic], patriarch, sire [archaic]; ancestry, antecedents, roots

Near Antonyms: children, family, issue, lineage, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed, stock; daughter, heir, inheritor, scion, son, successor

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Rhymes with FOREBEARER

casebearer, crossbearer, cupbearer, declarer, despairer, forbearer, furbearer, impairer, live-bearer, pallbearer, repairer, seafarer, talebearer, torchbearer, trainbearer, wayfarer