Forerunner — synonyms, definition

1. forerunner (Noun)

ancestor antecedent bearer discoverer explorer forefather fountainhead guide harbinger herald messenger model origin outrider parent path-finder pathfinder pioneer precursor predecessor • • •

forerunner (Noun) — A person who goes before or announces the coming of another.

forerunner (Noun) — Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone.

forerunner (Noun) — Anything that precedes something similar in time. ex. "phrenology was a forerunner of modern neuroscience"

indicant indication individual mortal person somebody someone soul temporal relation predecessor