forerunner
11forerunner — noun Date: 13th century 1. one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: as a. a premonitory sign or symptom b. a skier who runs the course before the start of a race 2. predecessor, ancestor Synonyms: forerunner, precursor, harbinger …
12forerunner — UK [ˈfɔːˌrʌnə(r)] / US [ˈfɔrˌrʌnər] noun [countable] Word forms forerunner : singular forerunner plural forerunners 1) an institution, custom, or thing that existed before a newer but similar thing Mansholt served as Agricultural Commissioner of… …
13forerunner — /fawr run euhr, fohr , fawr run euhr, fohr /, n. 1. predecessor; ancestor; forebear; precursor. 2. an omen, sign, or indication of something to follow; portent: The warm evenings were a forerunner of summer. 3. a person who goes or is sent in… …
14forerunner — n. precursor a forerunner of, to * * * [ fɔːˌrʌnə] to [ precursor ] a forerunner of …
15forerunner — fore|run|ner [ˈfo:ˌrʌnə US ər] n 1.) someone or something that existed before something similar that developed or came later forerunner of ▪ Babbage s engine was later seen as the forerunner of the modern computer. 2.) a sign or warning that… …
16forerunner — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)rʌnə(r)[/t]] forerunners N COUNT: oft N of n If you describe a person or thing as the forerunner of someone or something similar, you mean they existed before them and either influenced their development or were a sign of what was… …
17forerunner — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ an early forerunner of the modern jet engine ▪ direct …
18forerunner — A soldier who ran ahead of the main body of troops as a scout; often John the Baptist is so regarded, as is implied in Matt. 11:10, in that he preceded Jesus and prepared his way. But in Heb. 6:20 Jesus is himself called a forerunner, in that he… …
19forerunner — fore|run|ner [ fɔr,rʌnər ] noun count 1. ) an institution, custom, or thing that existed before a newer but similar thing: PRECURSOR: forerunner of: Small country schools were forerunners of the modern public schools in most American towns. 2. )… …
20forerunner — noun 1) archosaurs were the forerunners of dinosaurs Syn: predecessor, precursor, antecedent, ancestor, forebear; prototype Ant: descendant 2) a headache may be the forerunner of other complaints Syn …
