1. a person or thing that goes before; a predecessor or precursor
Usage: often used in formal or literary contexts

Examples

• The ancient philosophers were the foregoers of modern scientific thought.
• Early steam engines were the foregoers of today's advanced machinery.
• She acknowledged her foregoers in the field of medicine who had paved the way.
• The foregoers of this movement laid the groundwork for future generations.
• Without the foregoers who took the first steps, progress would have been impossible.
• He studied the works of his foregoers to understand the evolution of the art form.