forebear

Plural: forebears

Noun

An ancestor or progenitor; a person from whom one is descended.
a person from whom you are descended
An ancestor.

Verb

Obsolete spelling of forbear.

Examples

His strategy in Words With Friends was passed down from a forebear, a legendary word gamer.

Origin / Etymology

Late 15th century, from fore- + beer (“one who is or exists”, literally “be-er”).

Synonyms

forbear

Antonyms

afterbear

Scrabble Score: 13

forebear: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
forebear: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
forebear: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

forebear: valid Words With Friends Word