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ex-president

ex-president

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A person who used to be president
  • noun
  • /ˌɛksˈprɛzɪdənt/
translation icon : ex-presidente
  • He said that before the conventions he had not made up his mind (who knew such voters existed?!), but the lackluster RNC convention combined with the ex-president's words made his decision for him.

The leaker who in this case would be the ex president, his son, son-in-law, a journalist or even one of Trump's lawyers.

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Examples

  • After leaving office, the ex-president frequently gave speeches around the country.

  • But he is the soon to be future ex president of the United States.

  • Nick, there are three ex presidents younger than Donald Trump.

  • The evidence will show you that ex President Trump was no innocent bystander.

  • Senator, your rebuttal to the ex president, his time has passed.

  • The leaker who in this case would be the ex president, his son, son-in-law, a journalist or even one of Trump's lawyers.

  • The problem is, never did it happen when that ex-president's wife was a powerful senator and later Secretary of State and could do favors for the people paying speaking fees that, by the way, were often inflated speaking fees.

  • The ex-president attended the charity event to support his favorite causes.

  • Many ex-presidents use their influence to advocate for important social issues.

Surface Forms

ex-president singular
ex-presidents plural

Morphology

ex-president = president (transparent) = ex + president

The prefix 'ex-' straightforwardly means 'former', so an average learner who knows 'president' can easily infer 'former president'.

Etymology

Ex-president combines the prefix ex- meaning 'former' with president, a word from the idea of 'a leader or someone in charge'. So, an ex-president is simply someone who used to be the president.