forger
/ˈfɔɹdʒɚ/
noun
Familiar
1.n.someone who operates a forge
2.n.someone who makes copies illegally
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forger and former differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. forger means “someone who operates a forge”. former means “referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)”. former is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈfɔɹdʒɚ/
1.n.someone who operates a forge
2.n.someone who makes copies illegally
/ˈfɔɹmɚ/
1.adj.referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
“the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one”
2.adj.belonging to some prior time
“erstwhile friend”
3.adj.(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
“the former president”
| forger | former | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɔɹdʒɚ/ | /ˈfɔɹmɚ/ |
| Said | FAWR-jur | FAWR-mur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | adjective, noun |
| Senses | 2 | 5 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | none recorded |
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