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- Dictionaryforerunner/ˈfɔːˌrʌnə/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else: "the ice safe was a forerunner of today's refrigerator" Similar Opposite
- 2. a sign or warning of something to come: "overcast mornings are the sure forerunners of steady rain" Similar
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The meaning of FORERUNNER is one that precedes and indicates the approach of another. How to use forerunner in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Forerunner.
noun. a person or thing that precedes another; precursor. a person or thing coming in advance to herald the arrival of someone or something; harbinger. an indication beforehand of something to follow; omen; portent.
something or someone that acts as an early and less advanced model for what will appear in the future, or a warning or sign of what is to follow: forerunner of Germany's Green party was said to be the forerunner of environmental parties throughout Europe.
noun. /ˈfɔːrʌnə (r)/. /ˈfɔːrʌnər/. forerunner (of somebody/something) a person or thing that came before and influenced somebody/something else that is similar; a sign of what is going to happen. Country music was undoubtedly one of the forerunners of rock and roll.
A forerunner is someone or something that came before and paved the way for something today. Rotary phones were forerunners of today's complex cell phones.
a person or thing that came before and influenced someone or something else that is similar; a sign of what is going to happen Rhythm and blues was undoubtedly one of the forerunners of rock and roll. He is recognized as the forerunner of all modern-day psychoanalysts.
If you describe a person or thing as the forerunner of someone or something similar, you mean they existed before them and were a sign of what was going to happen.
forerunner. ( ˈfɔːˌrʌnə) n. 1. a person or thing that precedes another; precursor. 2. a person or thing coming in advance to herald the arrival of someone or something; harbinger. 3. an indication beforehand of something to follow; omen; portent.
Forerunner Definition. One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor. A person sent before or going before to announce or prepare the way for another or for something to follow; herald. A sign that tells or warns of something to follow; prognostic. A predecessor.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈfɔːˌrʌnə r/ us. Add to word list. an earlier, less developed example: the forerunner of the modern car. (Definition of forerunner from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of forerunner. in Chinese (Traditional) 先驅，先行者, 預兆，前兆… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 先驱，先行者, 预兆，前兆… See more.
