HARBINGER

harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor

(noun) something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald

(verb) foreshadow or presage

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

harbinger (plural harbingers)

A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

(obsolete) One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings.

Synonyms

• forewarning, herald, omen, premonition, sign, signal, prophet

Verb

harbinger (third-person singular simple present harbingers, present participle harbingering, simple past and past participle harbingered)

(transitive) To announce or precede; to be a harbinger of.

Synonyms

• herald

Source: Wiktionary

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Har"bin*ger, n. Etym: [OE. herbergeour, OF. herbergeor one who provides lodging, fr. herbergier to provide lodging, F. héberger, OF. herberge lodging, inn, F. auberge; of German origin. See Harbor.]

1. One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings. Fuller.

2. A forerunner; a precursor; a messenger. I knew by these harbingers who were coming. Landor.

Har"bin*ger, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harbingered; p. pr. & vb. n. Harbingering.]

Definition: To usher in; to be a harbinger of. "Thus did the star of religious freedom harbinger the day." Bancroft.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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