fore·run·ner

(fôr′rŭn′ər)

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

b. An ancestor; a forebear.

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

b. A warning sign or symptom.

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

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forerunner

(ˈfɔːˌrʌnə)

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

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fore•run•ner

(ˈfɔrˌrʌn ər, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈrʌn ər, foʊr-)

n.

1. predecessor; ancestor; precursor.

2. an omen or sign of something to follow; portent.

3. a person who appears in advance to announce the coming of someone or something else; herald; harbinger.

[1300–50]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

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

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forerunner

noun

1. One that precedes, as in time:

ancestor, antecedent, precursor, predecessor, progenitor.

2. A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil:

augury, foretoken, omen, portent, prefigurement, presage, prognostic, prognostication, sign.

Idiom: writing on the wall.

3. One that indicates or announces someone or something to come:

foreshadower, harbinger, herald, precursor, presager.

Translations

السابِق، المُمَهِّد، المُبَشِّر بِمَجيء

předzvěst

forgængerforløber

Vorläufer

precursor

précurseur prédécesseur

elõhírnök

fyrirrennari

precursore annunziatore battipista

praecursor

pirmtakas

priekšgājējspriekštecis

forgjenger forløper

öncü

先驱者预兆

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

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

forerunner

(ˈfoːranə) noun

a person or thing which is a sign of what is to follow. Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.