Synonyms for forerunner
noun
precursor, predecessor, herald, harbinger, antecedent, ancestor, prototype, foregoer, forebear, vanguard, trailblazer, pioneer, presager, foreshadower, foretoken, sign, portent, prognostic; see also ancestor, messenger.
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noun
One that precedes, as in time:
ancestor, antecedent, precursor, predecessor, progenitor. See precedeA phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil:
augury, foretoken, omen, portent, prefigurement, presage, prognostic, prognostication, sign. Idiom: writing (or handwriting) on the wall. See foresight, warnOne that indicates or announces someone or something to come:
foreshadower, harbinger, herald, precursor, presager. See foresight, show
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