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Harbinger

Harbinger Meaning & Definition
Harbinger Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Harbinger?

[n] an indication of the approach of something or someone
[v] foreshadow or presage

Synonyms | Synonyms for Harbinger: announce | annunciate | forerunner | foretell | herald | herald | precursor

Related Terms | Find terms related to Harbinger: ancestor | announce | announcer | antecedent | augury | avant-garde | bellwether | buccinator | buccinator novi temporis | bushwhacker | evangel | evangelist | explorer | forebear | foregoer | forerun | forerunner | foreshadower | foreshow | foretoken | front runner | frontiersman | fugleman | Gabriel | give notice | groundbreaker | guide | herald | herald angel | innovator | lead runner | leader | messenger | notify | omen | outrider | pathfinder | pioneer | point | portent | preannounce | precedent | precursor | predecessor | preindicate | premonitor | presage | presager | proclaim | run before | scout | sign | stormy petrel | trailblazer | trailbreaker | vanguard | vaunt-courier | voortrekker

See Also | indicant | indication | tell

Harbinger In Webster's Dictionary

\Har"bin*ger\, n. [OE. herbergeour, OF. herbergeor one who provides lodging, fr. herbergier to provide lodging, F. h['e]berger, OF. herberge lodging, inn, F. auberge; of German origin. See {Harbor}.] 1. One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings. --Fuller. 2. A forerunner; a precursor; a messenger. I knew by these harbingers who were coming. --Landor.
\Har"bin*ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harbingered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Harbingering}.] To usher in; to be a harbinger of. ``Thus did the star of religious freedom harbinger the day.'' --Bancroft.

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