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- [hahr-bin-jer]
- /ˈhɑr bɪn dʒər/
- /ˈhɑː.bɪn.dʒər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahr-bin-jer]
- /ˈhɑr bɪn dʒər/
Definitions of harbinger word
- noun harbinger a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald. 1
- noun harbinger anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign: Frost is a harbinger of winter. 1
- noun harbinger a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations. 1
- verb with object harbinger to act as harbinger to; herald the coming of. 1
- noun harbinger A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another. 1
- noun harbinger person: signals approach 1
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Origin of harbinger
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; late Middle English herbenger, nasalized variant of Middle English herbegere, dissimilated variant of Old French herberg(i)ere host, equivalent to herberg(ier) to shelter (< Germanic; see harbor) + -iere -er2
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Parts of speech for Harbinger
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
harbinger popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for harbinger
noun harbinger
- precursor — a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
- omen — anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- portent — an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- augury — An augury is a sign of what will happen in the future.
verb harbinger
- antecede — to go before, as in time, order, etc; precede
- preexist — to exist beforehand.
- outrank — to have a higher rank than: A major outranks a captain in the army.
- head up — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- preindicate — to indicate in advance; presage: The early thaw preindicated an avalanche.
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