foreroom

English

Etymology

From Middle English foreroum, for-rom. By surface analysis, fore- +‎ room.

Noun

foreroom (plural forerooms)

  2. A room near the entrance of a building.
    Synonym: front room (broad sense)
    Antonyms: backroom, back room
    2. Such a room that serves as an entryway, initial reception area, or waiting room.
      Synonyms: anteroom, antechamber
      Near-synonym: foyer
      • 1978, Arctic Anthropology volume xv, number 1, 1978:
        Further up there are two summer rooms, a foreroom, and a kitchen.
      • 2006, Jack Coggins, Soldiers and Warriors: An Illustrated History - Page 101:
        Hard and bloody was the defense of the foreroom men (the foreroom was the space just aft of the foredeck) and the stem-defenders, for in both those places the gunwale was the highest and the men picked.
      • 2009, Ottilie A. Liljencrantz, Leif the Lucky: A Story of the Vikings - Page 160:
        It is my belief that he would like it better to die than to venture into the dark of the foreroom.
      • 2014, L. S. King, Sword's Edge:
        She did not want to join the Rangers in the foreroom. She wanted to be alone.
    4. (sometimes) A living room or similar room in such position that is used for entertaining guests or for special occasions.
      Synonym: front room (narrow sense)
      Antonyms: backroom, back room
      Coordinate terms: anteroom, antechamber; parlour, parlor, sitting room, drawing room; front porch
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