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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
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
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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