forefather

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noun

1. the founder of a family (Freq. 1)
- keep the faith of our forefathers
• Syn:
father, sire
• Derivationally related forms:
sire (for: sire)
• Hypernyms:
ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root
• Hyponyms:
patriarch
2. person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group
- our forefathers brought forth a great nation
• Hypernyms:
predecessor