Forefather

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An ancestor. See Synonyms at ancestor.
  • n. A person who is from an earlier time and has originated or contributed to a common tradition shared by a particular group.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Ancestor (Wikipedia).
  • n. Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An ancestor; one who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the founder of a family
  • n. person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    predecessor   
    Cross Reference
    forefathers' day   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ancestor   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ancestor    forebear    progenitor    countryman    ancestry    predecessor    chieftain    islander    legislator    conqueror   
     
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