forerunner

Noun

Meaning

A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; a sign foreshowing something; a prognostic; as, the forerunner of a fever.

A predecessor; an ancestor.

A piece of rag terminating the log line.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

herald predecessor precursor antecedent harbinger pathfinder messenger advertiser vanguard pacer outrider signal portent duce crier
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Antonyms

dauphin rod result child copy boy
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Hypernyms

individual person soul indication mortal somebody

Hyponyms

predecessor

Phrases with the word

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Examples

phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience Source: Internet

About two brothers in South-East London, the series was in many ways a forerunner to Only Fools And Horses, only Jason was in the more dopey 'Rodders' role with Peter Armitage playing the cleverer of the two. Source: Internet

According to Dumezil the forerunner of all frame gods is an Indian epic hero who was the image ( avatar ) of the Vedic god Dyaus. Source: Internet

A forerunner of modern European decimal notation was introduced by Simon Stevin in the 16th century. citation Natural languages The ingenious method of expressing every possible number using a set of ten symbols emerged in India. Source: Internet

Alternate realities in philosophy and art Predating computers A forerunner of the modern ideas of cyberspace is the Cartesian notion that people might be deceived by an evil demon that feeds them a false reality. Source: Internet

As a survivor of the French retreat from Moscow in 1812, fantasies of heroism and adventure had little appeal for him, and like Goya he is often seen as a forerunner of Realism. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

foreroom forerule forerun forerunnership foresaid foresail