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fore-rider1488
fore-warder1611
fore-fighter1883
frontliner1917
1611 J. SpeedHist. Great Brit.vi. v. 192/2 Caligula..lost the defense of his fore-warders, and the straitnesse of the place permitted not his gard to follow.