/ ˈɜːstwaɪl; NAmE ˈɜːrst-/ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( formal ) former; that until recently was the type of person or thing described but is not any more :
an erstwhile opponent
His erstwhile friends turned against him.
/ ˈɜːstwaɪl; NAmE ˈɜːrst-/ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( formal ) former; that until recently was the type of person or thing described but is not any more :
an erstwhile opponent
His erstwhile friends turned against him.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005