forerunner

fore·run·ner  (fôrrnr, fr-)

n.

1.

a. One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.

b. An ancestor; a forebear.

2.

a. One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.

b. A warning sign or symptom.

3. Sports One who skis the course before the beginning of a race.

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forerunner [ˈfɔːˌrʌnə]

n

1. a person or thing that precedes another; precursor

2. a person or thing coming in advance to herald the arrival of someone or something; harbinger

3. an indication beforehand of something to follow; omen; portent

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forerunner - a person who goes before or announces the coming of another precursor individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" predecessor - one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
	2.	forerunner - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone harbinger, herald, predecessor, precursor indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
	3.	forerunner - anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" antecedent temporal relation - a relation involving time

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forerunner

noun

1. omen, sign, indication, token, premonition, portent, augury, prognostic, foretoken Some respiratory symptoms can be the forerunners of asthma.

2. precursor, predecessor, ancestor, prototype, forebear, harbinger, progenitor, herald the forerunners of those who were to support the Nazis

Translations

forerunner [ˈfɔːˌrʌnəʳ] N → precursor(a) m/f

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forerunner [ˈfɔː^rrʌnə^r] n (= person) → précurseur m (= thing) → ancêtre m
to be the forerunner of sth [thing] → être l'ancêtre de qch

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forerunner

n (= precursor) → Vorläufer m; a forerunner of things to come → ein Vorbote m → der Zukunft

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forerunner [ˈfɔːˌrʌnəʳ] n → precursore m; (Skiing) → apripista m/f inv

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forerunner [ˈfɔːˌrʌnəʳ] n → precursore m; (Skiing) → apripista m/f inv

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forerunner

n forerunner [ˈfoːranə]

a person or thing which is a sign of what is to follow Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics. voorloper السابِق، المُمَهِّد، المُبَشِّر بِمَجيء предвестник předzvěst forløber; forgænger der Vorläufer πρόδρομος precursor eelkäija نمونه اولیه؛ پیشگام edelläkävijä précurseur מְבַשֵׂר अग्रदूत preteča, prethodnik (elő)hírnök pelopor fyrirrennari precursore 前ぶれ 선구자 pirmtakas priekšgājējs; priekštecis pelopor voorloper forløper, forgjenger pionier, zwiastun precursor precursor предшественник predchodca predhodnik preteča föregångare ผู้บุกเบิก öncü 先驅者；預兆 попередник, предтеча پیش رو người/vật báo hiệu 先驱者；预兆