Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Foregoer \Fore*go"er\, n.
   1. One who goes before another; a predecessor; hence, an
      ancestor' a progenitor.

   2. A purveyor of the king; -- so called, formerly, from going
      before to provide for his household. [Obs.]

Foregoer \Fore*go"er\, n. [Etymologically forgoer.]
   One who forbears to enjoy.