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Showing words for FORERUNNER using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Forerunner
[1] predecessor; ancestor; forebear; precursor.
[2] an omen, sign, or indication of something to follow; portent: The warm evenings were a forerunner of summer.
[3] a person who goes or is sent in advance to announce the coming of someone or something that follows; herald; harbinger.
[4] the Forerunner, John the Baptist.
[5] a person or thing that precedes another; precursor
[6] a person or thing coming in advance to herald the arrival of someone or something; harbinger
[7] an indication beforehand of something to follow; omen; portent
Words related to Forerunner
precursor, originator, harbinger, prognostic, author, announcer, advocate, envoy, pioneer, progenitor, prototype, ancestor, advertiser, initiator, predecessor, antecedent, omen, announcement, pattern, augury
Words nearby Forerunner
forepole, forequarter, forequarters, forereach, forerun, forerunner, foresaddle, foresaid, foresail, foresee, foreshadow
Origin of Forerunner
First recorded in 1250–1300, forerunner is from the Middle English word forrenner. See fore-, runner
Synonyms for Forerunner
precursor, advertiser, advocate, ancestor, announcer, author, envoy, harbinger, initiator, originator, pioneer, progenitor, prognostic, prototype, forebearer, foregoer