The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor
(noun) something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
precursor, forerunner
(noun) a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
precursor
(noun) a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
precursor (plural precursors)
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.
precursor (not comparable)
(telecommunications, of intersymbol interference) Caused by the following symbol.
• postcursor
• procurers
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*cur"sor, n. Etym: [L. praecursor, fr. praecurrere to run before; prae before + currere to run. See Course.]
Definition: One who, or that which, precedes an event, and indicates its approach; a forerunner; a harbinger. Evil thoughts are the invisible, airy precursors of all the storms and tempests of the soul. Buckminster.
Syn.
– Predecessor; forerunner; harbinger; messenger; omen; sign.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.