About The Word Forerunner

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Forerunner

Forerunner Meaning & Definition
Forerunner Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Forerunner?

[n] an indication of the approach of something or someone
[n] a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
[n] anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Forerunner: antecedent | harbinger | herald | precursor | precursor

Related Terms | Find terms related to Forerunner: advertisement | advertiser | ancestor | announcement | announcer | antecedent | augury | author | avant-garde | bell cow | bell mare | bellwether | born leader | buccinator | buccinator novi temporis | bushwhacker | charismatic leader | choirmaster | choragus | coach | conductor | coryphaeus | duce | envoy | evangel | evangelist | example | exemplar | explorer | file leader | forebear | forefather | foregoer | foreshadow | foreshadower | foretoken | forewarning | front runner | frontiersman | fugleman | Gabriel | groundbreaker | guide | harbinger | herald | herald angel | initiator | innovator | inspired leader | instructor | lead runner | leader | leader of men | Mahdi | mark | mentor | messenger | messiah | model | omen | originator | outrider | pacemaker | pacesetter | pathfinder | pattern | pioneer | point | portent | precedent | precentor | precursor | predecessor | premise | premonition | premonitor | preparationist | preparator | preparer | presage | presager | progenitor | prognostic | prototype | ringleader | scout | sign | standard-bearer | stormy petrel | symphonic conductor | symptom | teacher | token | torchbearer | trailblazer | trailbreaker | trainer | vanguard | vaunt-courier | voortrekker | warning

See Also | human | indicant | indication | individual | mortal | person | predecessor | somebody | someone | soul | temporal relation

Forerunner In Webster's Dictionary

\Fore*run"ner\, n. 1. A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; a sign foreshowing something; a prognostic; as, the forerunner of a fever. Whither the forerunner in for us entered, even Jesus. --Heb. vi. 20. My elder brothers, my forerunners, came. --Dryden. 2. A predecessor; an ancestor. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. (Naut.) A piece of rag terminating the log line.

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