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The Meaning of forerunner

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) A predecessor; an ancestor.
  • (n.) A piece of rag terminating the log line.

Synonyms

precursor , harbinger , predecessor , herald , precursor , antecedent

Homophones

foreigner

Rhymes

brunner , bunner , gunnar , gunner , gunrunner , punner , roadrunner , runner , stunner , tonner