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her·ald  (hrld)

n.

1. A person who carries or proclaims important news; a messenger.

2. One that gives a sign or indication of something to come; a harbinger: The crocus is a herald of spring.

3. An official whose specialty is heraldry.

4.

a. An official formerly charged with making royal proclamations and bearing messages of state between sovereigns.

b. An official who formerly made proclamations and conveyed challenges at a tournament.

tr.v. her·ald·ed, her·ald·ing, her·alds

To proclaim; announce: cheers that heralded the team's arrival.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, of Germanic origin; see koro- in Indo-European roots.]

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herald

Noun

1. a person who announces important news

2. Often literary a forerunner

Verb

to announce or signal the approach of: his arrival was heralded by excited barking [Germanic]

heraldic adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	herald - (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" trumpeter formality - compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality" courier, messenger - a person who carries a message
	2.	herald - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone harbinger, forerunner, 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"
Verb	1.	herald - foreshadow or presage annunciate, foretell, harbinger, announce tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
	2.	herald - praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" acclaim, hail applaud - express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"
	3.	herald - greet enthusiastically or joyfully hail greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone

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herald

verb 1. indicate, promise, precede, pave the way, usher in, harbinger, presage, portend, foretoken

verb 2. announce, publish, advertise, proclaim, broadcast, trumpet, publicize

noun 3. (Often literary) forerunner, sign, signal, indication, token, omen, precursor, harbinger

noun 4. messenger, courier, proclaimer, announcer, crier, town crier, bearer of tidings

Translations

herald [ˈhɛrəld] n (= forerunner) → precursor(a) m/f

vt → anunciar

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herald [ˈhɛrəld] n → héraut m

vt → annoncer

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herald [ˈhɛrəld] n → (Vor)bote m

vt → ankündigen

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herald [ˈhɛrəld] n → araldo

vt → annunciare

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herald

n herald [ˈherəld]

formerly, a person who carries and reads important messages and notices (eg from a king) The king sent out heralds to announce the new law. boodskapper, bode مُنادٍ، رسول вестител herold sendebud der Herold αγγελιοφόρος heraldo; anunciador sõnumitooja قاصد sanansaattaja héraut, messager/-ère שָלִיח मुनादी करने वाला glasnik, vjesnik hírnök utusan kallari; sendiboði araldo, messaggero 布告者 전령관 heroldas, šauklys vēstnesis; ziņnesis bentara heraut herold, sendebud, budbringer herold arauto mesager герольд posol glasnik glasnik härold ผู้ประกาศ haberci 傳令官 герольд, вісник سرکاری قاصد sứ giả 传令官

v

to announce or be a sign of A sharp wind often heralds a storm. aankondig, inlui يُعْلِن قُرْب، يُؤْذِنُ بمجيء възвестявам zvěstovat varsle verkünden προαναγγέλλω anunciar, proclamar ennustama خبر دادن ennakoida annoncer לְבָשֵר किसी के आने की सूचना देना navijestiti, najaviti előre jelez memberitahukan boðberi annunciare 先ぶれとなる ...을 예고하다 paskelbti, išpranašauti vēstīt menandakan aankondigen bebude, (inn)varsle, melde zwiastować anunciar a vesti возвещать zvestovať, ohlásiť, oznámiť napovedati najaviti proklamera, förebåda ป่าวประกาศ habercisi olmak 宣布 оповіщати; оголошувати اعلان کرنا یا علامت ہونا báo trước 宣布

adj heˈraldic [-ˈrӕl-]

of heraldry. heraldies, wapenkundig شِعاري хералдически heraldický heraldisk heraldisch εραλδικός heráldico heraldiline, heraldika- وابسته به نشان نجابت خانوادگی heraldinen héraldique שֶׁל שִׁלטֵי אַבִּירִים राजकीय घोषणाओं से संबंधित heraldicki címertani heraldik skjaldarmerkja- araldico 紋章の 문장학의 heraldinis heraldisks lambang kebangsawanan heraldisch heraldisk heraldyczny heráldico herald­ic геральдический heraldický, erbovný glasniški glasnički heraldisk การป่าวประกาศ armacılığa ait 紋章學的 геральдичний رسومات ، انساب وغیرہ سے متعلق thuộc khoa nghiên cứu huy hiệu 纹章学的

n heraldry

the study of coats of arms, crests etc and of the history of the families who have the right to use them. wapenkunde, heraldiek عِلْم شِعارات النَّبالَه хералдика heraldika heraldik die Heraldik οικοσημολογία heráldica heraldika نشان نجابت خانوادگی heraldiikka art héraldique חֶקֶר שִׁלטֵי אַבִּירִים वंशावली चिह्नों से संबन्धित कला तथा शास्त्र heraldika, grboslovlje címertan ilmu lambang skjaldarmerkjafræði araldica 紋章学 문장학(紋章學) heraldika heraldika ilmu asal-usul dan lambang kebangsawanan heraldiek heraldikk heraldyka heráldica heraldică геральдика heraldika grboslovje heraldika heraldik การศึกษาเกี่ยวกับตราประจำตระกูล hanedan armacılığı 紋章學 геральдика; гербознавство تقریبات، تشریفات، رسومات، انساب وغیرہ سے متعلق khoan nghiên cứu huy hiệu 纹章学