forebear[noun]Synonyms: ancestor, father, forefather, forerunner, predecessor
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
fore‧bear /ˈfɔːbeə $ ˈfɔːrber/
noun [countable usually plural] formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: fore- + bear 'someone who is', from be]
someone who was a member of your family a long time in the past
Synonym : ancestor [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲