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Former vs Firmer - What's the difference?

former | firmer |

As adjectives the difference between former and firmer

is that former is previous while firmer is (firm).

As nouns the difference between former and firmer

is that former is someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder while firmer is a physical exercise or cosmetic product intended to firm part of the body.

former

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) former, comparative of . Parallel to (m) (via Latin), as comparative form from same Proto-Indo-European root. Related to (m) and (m) (thence (m)), from Proto-Germanic.

Adjective

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  • Previous.
  • :
  • *
  • *:At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
  • (senseid) First of aforementioned two items. Used with the , often without a noun.
  • :
    • Synonyms
    * (previous) anterior, erstwhile, previous, prior, quondam, ex- * See also
    Antonyms
    * latter

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.
    • Dave was the former of the company.
  • An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.
    • ''The brick arch was built using a wooden former .
  • (chiefly, British, used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).
    • ''Fifth-former
    Sixth-former .
    Derived terms
    * pan former

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    Anagrams

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    firmer

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (firm)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A physical exercise or cosmetic product intended to firm part of the body.
    • face firmers
  • A thin chisel with a tang to enter the handle instead of a socket for receiving it.
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