Definition of forerunner Forerunner
/fɔˈɹʌˌnɚ/ - [foruner] - fore•run•ner
We found 11 definitions of forerunner from 4 different sources.
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What does forerunner mean?
WordNet
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| forerunner - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||
| harbinger, predecessor, herald, precursor | ||
| indicant, indication something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave" | ||
| forerunner - a person who goes before or announces the coming of another | ||
| precursor | ||
| mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
| forerunner - anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" | ||
| antecedent | ||
| temporal relation a relation involving time | ||
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Wiktionary 
- forerunner (Noun)
A runner at the front or ahead. - forerunner (Noun)
A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead. - forerunner (Noun)
A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor. - forerunner (Noun)
A postage stamp used in the time before a region or area issues stamps of its own.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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. - forerunner (n.)
A predecessor; an ancestor. - forerunner (n.)
A piece of rag terminating the log line.
Part of speech
🔤- forerunner, noun, singular of forerunners.
