Former

Form´er

n.	1.	One who forms; a maker; a creator.
	2.	(Mech.) A shape around which an article is to be shaped, molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise constructed.
a.	1.	Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past. For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age. - Job. viii. 8. The latter and former rain. - Hosea vi. 3.
	3.	Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a discourse or argument.
	3.	Earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first mentioned. A bad author deserves better usage than a bad critic; a man may be the former merely through the misfortune of an ill judgment; but he can not be latter without both that and an ill temper. - Pope.

Noun	1.	former - the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today" Antonyms: latter - the second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"
Adj.	1.	former - 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" Antonyms: latter - referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several); "in the latter case"
	2.	former - belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" Synonyms: erstwhile, once, onetime, quondam, sometime
	3.	former - (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" Synonyms: previous, late
	4.	former - of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" Synonyms: early, other