forefather
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- forefatherly adjective
Etymology
Origin of forefather
First recorded in 1250–1300, forefather is from the Middle English word forefader. See fore-, father
Example Sentences
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Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple were also forefathers of the movement, but it was Sabbath that "cemented it," adds Taylor.
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As the forefather of 'juego de posicion', the 'positional play' that has dominated world football since his Barcelona side won everything 15 years ago, this is a sizeable admission.
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"The house bears the footprints of my forefathers – the house to me is on hallowed ground."
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He fears having to sell off parts of his family's 700-acre hill farm near Bridgend to afford a future tax bill, saying his forefathers would be "turning in their graves".
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His ability to take bold, audacious business risks informed a high-profile acquisition strategy that kept the salt-to-steel conglomerate founded 155 years ago by his forefathers relevant after India liberalised its economy in the 1990s.
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