FOREFATHER


Meaning of FOREFATHER in English

fore ‧ fa ‧ ther /ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə $ ˈfɔːrˌfɑːðər/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural]

1 . the people, especially men, who were part of your family a long time ago in the past SYN ancestor

sb’s forefathers

What would our forefathers have thought?

2 . someone in the past who did something important that influences your life today:

Two hundred years ago our forefathers established this nation.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.