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- [fawr-ruhn-er, fohr-, fawr-ruhn-er, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌrʌn ər, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈrʌn ər, foʊr-/
- /ˈfɔːˌrʌn.ər/
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- [fawr-ruhn-er, fohr-, fawr-ruhn-er, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌrʌn ər, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈrʌn ər, foʊr-/
Definitions of forerunner word
- noun forerunner predecessor; ancestor; forebear; precursor. 1
- noun forerunner an omen, sign, or indication of something to follow; portent: The warm evenings were a forerunner of summer. 1
- noun forerunner a person who goes or is sent in advance to announce the coming of someone or something that follows; herald; harbinger. 1
- noun forerunner the Forerunner, John the Baptist. 1
- noun forerunner A person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else. 1
- noun forerunner person: predecessor 1
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Origin of forerunner
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, forerunner is from the Middle English word forrenner. See fore-, runner
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Parts of speech for Forerunner
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forerunner popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
forerunner usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forerunner
noun forerunner
- precursor — a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
- originator — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
- harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
- prognostic — of or relating to prognosis.
- author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
Antonyms for forerunner
noun forerunner
- result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
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