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- DictionaryFore·run·ner/ˈfôrˌrənər/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else: "the icebox was a forerunner of today's refrigerator"
The meaning of FORERUNNER is one that precedes and indicates the approach of another. How to use forerunner in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Forerunner.
something or someone that acts as an early and less advanced model for what will appear in the future, or a warning or sign of what is to follow: forerunner of Germany's Green party was said to be the forerunner of environmental parties throughout Europe.
noun. a person or thing that precedes another; precursor. a person or thing coming in advance to herald the arrival of someone or something; harbinger. an indication beforehand of something to follow; omen; portent.
something or someone that acts as an early and less advanced model for what will appear in the future, or a warning or sign of what is to follow: forerunner of Germany's Green party was said to be the forerunner of environmental parties throughout Europe.
A forerunner is someone from the past who preceded someone today, making new things possible. In the NBA, players like Wilt Chamberlain were forerunners of centers who played later. Early, gigantic computers were forerunners of today's sleek sophisticated computers.
forerunner. noun. /ˈfɔːrʌnə (r)/. /ˈfɔːrʌnər/. forerunner (of somebody/something) a person or thing that came before and influenced somebody/something else that is similar; a sign of what is going to happen. Country music was undoubtedly one of the forerunners of rock and roll.
forerunner. ( ˈfɔːˌrʌnə) n. 1. a person or thing that precedes another; precursor. 2. a person or thing coming in advance to herald the arrival of someone or something; harbinger. 3. an indication beforehand of something to follow; omen; portent.
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 going to happen.
A person sent before or going before to announce or prepare the way for another or for something to follow; herald. A sign that tells or warns of something to follow; prognostic. A predecessor. One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.
forerunner. a person or thing that came before and influenced someone or something else that is similar; a sign of what is going to happen Rhythm and blues was undoubtedly one of the forerunners of rock and roll. He is recognized as the forerunner of all modern-day psychoanalysts.
