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
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.
• forewarning, herald, omen, premonition, sign, signal, prophet
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.
• herald
Source: Wiktionary
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
13 January 2025
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
