forbearer

/fɔrˈbɛrər/
noun
  1. A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor.
    • My forbearer came to this country from Ireland in the 1800s.
    • She researched her family tree and found many forbearers who were farmers.
    • The traditions of our forbearers are still celebrated today.
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