PRIMOGENITOR Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

primogenitor

noun

ˌprī-mō-ˈje-nə-tər

Definition of primogenitor

as in ancestor

a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent the family held a huge reunion to mark the 200th anniversary of their primogenitors' arrival in America

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Noun

My three sons are 13th generation Americans whose ancestors fought as Patriots during the Revolutionary War.

— David Neil, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Visitors strolled through the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Saturday morning to kick off Obon Weekend, a traditional Japanese festival honoring the spirits of ancestors.

— Mike Stocker, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of ancestor

Noun

Vance is set to speak at the Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works facility, which was known as Armco Steel when his grandfather James Vance worked there for nearly 40 years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
As for Harris, her grandfather's brick now has a place of honor at home.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of grandfather

Noun

Vernon, meanwhile, is encouraging people to remember that there was a man, a husband and father behind the headlines.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
His six children inherited the franchise through a family trust, with Jeanie continuing to oversee the team’s business operations and succeeding her father as the Lakers’ representative on the NBA Board of Governors.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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