forbearer
- noun
- /fɔrˈbɛrər/
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predecesor
- This article concludes that we must never forget that the 1841 Act, the forbearer of modern bankruptcy law, caused great harm and suffering to the black men, women, and children forced into the condition of bankrupted slaves.
Examples
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Dickinson—with her broken syntax and maximal dashes—is a fractal forbearer.
Fiction book (1999) -
The electoral college reformers, like their forbearers in the Constitutional Convention, want our government to be more national and less federal.
Academic text (2003) -
While the bankruptcy system has brought a great deal of relief from financial distress for millions upon millions of individuals over approximately the past 120 years, we should never lose sight of the fact that the forbearer of modern bankruptcy law, the 1841 Act, visited great harm and suffering on the black men, women, and children forced into the condition of bankrupted slaves.
Academic text (2018) -
The new technology is far more advanced than its forbearer, which struggled to meet modern demands.
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The novel draws much inspiration from its forbearer, highlighting the evolution of themes across generations.
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The founding documents serve as a forbearer to many democratic ideals we hold dear today.
Synonyms
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5.1
A person from older generations who helped start your family or its traditions
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7.2
A person, thing, or event that comes before and signals what will follow
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4.9
Something that comes before and points to what comes next
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6.2
A person or thing that comes before something to prepare people
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7.3
An event or situation that happened before something and helped cause it
A person who started an idea or tradition that others follow
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word forbearer comes from the same parts fore- 'before' and bear 'to carry', so it can mean a person or thing that came before another. Like the word forerunner, this shows why forbearer is used for someone or something that came before in a role, idea, or institution.