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forerunner

fore·run·ner [ fáwr rùnnər ] (plural fore·run·ners)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. predecessor: an earlier person or thing that had a role or function similar to somebody or something coming later
the forerunner of the modern food processor

2. somebody or something showing future: somebody or something that brings news of or is an indication of what is to happen
a forerunner of unsettled weather

3. one ahead of others: somebody or something that goes ahead of others, e.g. a skier who skis down a course just before the beginning of a race

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