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forefather
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural forefathers
plural forefathers
Learner's definition of FOREFATHER
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1
: a person (especially a man) who was in your family in past times : ancestor祖先，先辈（尤指男性） — usually plural通常用复数
- The town is named after one of his forefathers.这个小镇是以他的一位祖先命名的。
2
: a person (especially a man) from an earlier time who helped to create or start something modern or important开创者，先驱（尤指男性） — usually plural通常用复数
- our country's forefathers我们国家的先驱们
forefather
noun
fore·fa·ther ˈfȯr-ˌfä-t͟hər 
Example Sentences
our forefathers bought this farm, and our family has worked it for three generations
Recent Examples on the Web Finally, perhaps ekev reminds us of our forefather Jacob, who was so named because he was born holding the heel of his brother Esau (Genesis 25:26). 
Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2022 Now, Ralph Nader, four-time presidential candidate and a forefather of modern vehicle safety standards, has made his view on FSD vehicles clear. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022 The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022 The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022 Iggy Pop, frontman of groundbreaking rock outfit the Stooges and long considered a forefather of punk, has been named a recipient of the 2022 Polar Music Prize. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2022 The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022 The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022 See More
Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2022 Now, Ralph Nader, four-time presidential candidate and a forefather of modern vehicle safety standards, has made his view on FSD vehicles clear. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022 The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022 The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022 Iggy Pop, frontman of groundbreaking rock outfit the Stooges and long considered a forefather of punk, has been named a recipient of the 2022 Polar Music Prize. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2022 The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022 The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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