noun
- an ancestor; a person from whom one is descended
Usage: usually plural
Examples
- She traced her forebears back to Ireland in the 1800s.
- His forebears were among the first settlers in the region.
- The museum displays artifacts from our Native American forebears.
- Many of her forebears were skilled craftsmen.
- He inherited his musical talent from his forebears.
- The family’s forebears had lived in the same village for centuries.