Meaning & Definition of Forerunner in English
English⟶
Forerunner
/fɔrənər/
noun
1. A person who goes before or announces the coming of another
synonym:
- precursor,
- forerunner
2. Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
synonym:
- harbinger,
- forerunner,
- predecessor,
- herald,
- precursor
3. Anything that precedes something similar in time
- "Phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
synonym:
- antecedent,
- forerunner