Synonym: earlier, first, past, preceding, previous, prior. Antonym: later, latter, present. Similar words: performer, formerly, farmer, armed, bewilderment, norm, form, formal. Meaning: ['fɔrmə(r) /'fɔːm-] 
n. the first of two or the first mentioned of two. adj. 1. referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) 2. belonging to some prior time 3. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past 4. belonging to the distant past.
n. the first of two or the first mentioned of two. adj. 1. referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) 2. belonging to some prior time 3. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past 4. belonging to the distant past. 
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121 His former home is for sale at ￡495,000.
122 She corresponded regularly with her former music teacher.
123 She's a former council employee/employee of the council.
124 We can call on our former teacher tomorrow.
125 He's a former world heavyweight boxing champion.
126 The court took into account his former delinquencies.
127 Monuments to the former leader were all pulled down.
128 They lauded the former president as a hero.
129 The team's a shadow of its former self.
130 Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.
131 The president extended the hand of friendship towards the country's former enemy.
132 He was forced to turn for aid to his former enemy.
133 There was only the husk left of his former self.
134 The association needs to win back former members who have allowed their subscriptions to lapse.
135 The former tennis star's comeback trail hit the buffers yesterday when she lost in straight sets.
136 A former company executive describes him as the embodiment of Nike's image.
137 His drug addiction had turned him into a husk of his former self.
138 We will contact your former employer as a matter of course.
139 The former dictator still keeps a tight grip on power.
140 In a gesture of friendship, the president invited his former enemies to a reception.
141 The former footballer will front a new television sports quiz.
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142 A school has honoured one of its brightest and most promising former pupils.
143 The house has now been restored to its former glory.
144 He caught a glimpse of his former lover in the theatre last night.
145 He had realized that Britain could not have peace unless she returned at least some of her former conquests.
146 A large majority of the population is demanding the restoration of the former government.
147 The former leader was today restored to power in the first free elections for twenty years.
148 Since the scandal, the former minister has become public enemy number one.
149 She used to be a great player, but now she's only a shadow of her former self.
150 She tried to escape the unwanted attentions of her former boyfriend.