farmer ~ former:
[slightly different first vowel sound]
a farmer checking the fruits of his labour
“Farmer”, for the right pronunciation, please click here,
is ‘a person who grows crops and/or animals on a farm’,
e.g.
My grandfather was a farmer.
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Kofi Annan, the former secretary general, UNO (the ex-secretary general)
“Former”, for the right pronunciation, please click here,
means ‘(of something or someone) related to an earlier (past) period; the first of the two persons or things mentioned earlier’,
e.g.
This type bullock-cart was used in former times. [in olden days]
Three of the former Presidents of our country were from my hometown.
Ted and Lara are my best friends; the former (i.e. Ted) helps me with my maths, and the latter (i.e. Lara) helps me with my English.
