forefather

Noun
  1. The founder of a family (synset 110122569)
    "keep the faith of our forefathers"
    is a type of: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
    subtypes: patriarch - any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
    same as: father, sire
  2. Person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group (synset 110122738)
    "our forefathers brought forth a great nation"
    is a type of: predecessor - one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

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