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foresister

noun

Etymology

From fore- + sister. Compare forefather.

  1. inherited from sistren
  2. prefixed as foresister — “fore + sister”

Definitions

  1. A feminist of an earlier generation.

    • Only then will we be able to adequately tell what our foresisters have done in memory of her.
    • Of course, women and men are always children of their time, and feminists today are children of their time, sitting on the shoulders of their foresisters even if they do not recognize it.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA