Former /(?)/

Form·er

Former

n.
  1. One who forms; a maker; a creator.
  2. A shape around which an article is to be shaped, molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise constructed. (Mech.)

Former

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.
  2. 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.