Vorfahre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- forefather noun An ancestor.
- forerunner noun A runner at the front or ahead.
- progenitor noun A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
Senses
Vorfahre is used for these senses in English:
- forebear An ancestor.
- forerunner A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.
- progenitor A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
- progenitor A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended.
- progenitor (biology) An ancestral form of a species.
forefather — full definition
- noun An ancestor.
- noun A cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.
forerunner — full definition
- noun A runner at the front or ahead.
- noun By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.
- noun A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
- noun A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.