vaunt-cour·i·er

(vônt′ko͝or′ē-ər, -kûr′-, vŏnt′-)

n. Archaic

A person, such as a herald, sent in advance.

[Short for obsolete French avaunt-courier : Old French avaunt, in front; see vanguard + Old French courrier, messenger; see courier.]

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vaunt-courier

archaic or poetic a person or thing that goes in advance; forerunner; herald

[C16: from French avant-courrier; see avaunt, courier]

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