Referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several), I prefer the former version to the latter one"
English: former(a)
formerEnglish
former(a), early(a), erstwhile(a), former, late(a)
Adjective
Belonging to some prior time
English: erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
English: former(a), late(a), previous(a)
Bahasa: pemimpin
1 more adjective senses
Belonging to the distant past
English: early(a), former(a), other(a)
Noun
The first of two or the first mentioned of two
English: former