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Foregoer definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FOREGO'ER, n.
1. An ancestor; a progenitor. [Not used.]
2. One who goes before another.
3. One who forbears to enjoy.

Merriam Webster's

noun see forego I

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Foregoer Fore*go"er, n. 1. One who goes before another; a predecessor; hence, an ancestor' a progenitor. 2. A purveyor of the king; -- so called, formerly, from going before to provide for his household. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Foregoer Fore*go"er, n. [Etymologically forgoer.] One who forbears to enjoy.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Precursor, forerunner, herald, harbinger, avant-courier. 2. Ancestor, forefather, progenitor, father.