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The phrase "a former manager" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone who previously held a managerial position but no longer does.
Example: "She often seeks advice from a former manager who helped her develop her skills."
Alternatives: "an ex-manager" or "a past manager".
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Buck Martinez, a former manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, will manage the United States team.
But a former manager advised him against it.
A former manager in the utility company, now reduced to carting sewage for the camp administration.
And he is a brilliant salesman, as befits a former manager of Coca-Cola.
One case involved Sunny D. Eng, a former manager of computer systems on Wall Street.
The jury also found a former manager specifically responsible for some of the wrongdoing.
He is a former manager of the British rock performers the Clash and Ian Dury.
There, a former manager gave evidence that blacklisting of union members had occurred.
Sexual harassment is part of a broader problem at Wixom, said David Ferris, a former manager.
The indictment charged the company's former owner, Alberto Tranquillo III, and a former manager, Michael Pizzolongo.
They just liked the line of a former manager beating his successor".
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