erstwhile
adjective/ˈɜrstˌwaɪl/
Frequency rank: #14,316 most common English word
Meaning
Former; belonging to an earlier time.
Example sentence
He ran into his erstwhile business partner at the conference and felt a wave of nostalgia.
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