Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A direct ancestor. synonym: ancestor.
- noun An originator of a line of descent; a precursor.
- noun An originator; a founder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather; a parent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.
from , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
forefather , any of a person'sdirect ancestors - noun An
individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended. - noun biology An
ancestral form of aspecies - noun figuratively A
predecessor of something, especially if also aprecursor ormodel . - noun figuratively Someone who
originates something. - noun A
founder
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ancestor in the direct line
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Another obvious literary progenitor is Cormac McCarthy: Reading "Smonk" conjured up the memory of murderous necrophile Lester Ballard from McCarthyꦦ's "Child of God."
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