ex-

alternative e-

1. out of

   borrowed from Latin: extract, expel, except, expression, exclusion

2. outside

   ex-directory; borrowed from Latin: exterior

   Synonyms: out-, exo-, ecto-

3. former

   ex-husband, ex-president, ex-wife

   3 more examples

   This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to see its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies. It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot.

   1969 December 7, “Full Frontal Nudity”, in Monty Python's Flying Circus, season 1, episode 8, spoken by Mr Praline (John Cleese), Dead Parrot sketch

   While he may not deserve to be branded a “slimeball,” as Trump did on Sunday, Comey does risk coming across as a disgruntled ex-employee and someone seeking vengeance for his dismissal. He has a highly developed sense of his own morality and sometimes comes across as holier than thou.

   2018 April 16, Stephen Collinson, “Trump now faces Comey’s moral assault”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2019

   A major event involves an ex-member of our build team. Due to a lack of legal protection on Mesabrook’s end, this member was able to make a legal request to have their builds and artwork removed from the Mesabrook project.

   2023 September 30, CSX8600, “September 2023 Update”, in Mesabrook Blog, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2024

   Synonyms: then-

4. biologyWithout, not possessing; lacking.

   excaudate, exstipulate

   Synonyms: an-, -less, -free