- predecessor; ancestor; forebear; precursor.
- an omen, sign, or indication of something to follow; portent: The warm evenings were a forerunner of summer.
- a person who goes or is sent in advance to announce the coming of someone or something that follows; herald; harbinger.
- John the Baptist.
- 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
