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- [her-uh ld]
- /ˈhɛr əld/
- /ˈher.əld/
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- [her-uh ld]
- /ˈhɛr əld/
Definitions of herald word
- noun herald (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime. 1
- noun herald a person or thing that precedes or comes before; forerunner; harbinger: the returning swallows, those heralds of spring. 1
- noun herald a person or thing that proclaims or announces: A good newspaper should be a herald of truth. 1
- noun herald (in the Middle Ages) an officer who arranged tournaments and other functions, announced challenges, marshaled combatants, etc., and who was later employed also to arrange processions, funerals, etc., and to regulate the use of armorial bearings. 1
- noun herald an official intermediate in rank between a king-of-arms and a pursuivant, in the Heralds' College in England or the Heralds' Office in Scotland. 1
- verb with object herald to give news or tidings of; announce; proclaim: a publicity campaign to herald a new film. 1
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Origin of herald
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English herau(l)d < Old French herau(l)t < Frankish *heriwald, equivalent to *heri army + *wald commander (see wield). Compare name Harold
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Parts of speech for Herald
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pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
herald popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
herald usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for herald
verb herald
- publicize — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
- tout — to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately.
- ballyhoo — You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated.
- show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
noun herald
- messenger — a person who carries a message or goes on an errand for another, especially as a matter of duty or business.
- crier — a person or animal that cries
- announcer — An announcer is someone who introduces programmes on radio or television or who reads the text of a radio or television advertisement.
- proclaimer — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- courier — A courier is a person who is paid to take letters and parcels direct from one place to another.
Antonyms for herald
Top questions with herald
- who wrote hark the herald angels sing?
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