forefather
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
forefathers
plural
forefathers
Britannica Dictionary definition of FOREFATHER
[count]
1
:
a person (especially a man) who was in your family in past times
:
ancestor
— usually plural
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The town is named after one of his forefathers.
2
:
a person (especially a man) from an earlier time who helped to create or start something modern or important
— usually plural
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our country's forefathers
