forerunner

Noun
  1. A person who goes before or announces the coming of another (synset 109650305)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    subtypes: predecessor - one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
    same as: precursor
  2. Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone (synset 106815429)
    is a type of: indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest
    same as: harbinger, herald, precursor, predecessor
  3. Anything that precedes something similar in time (synset 113867120)
    "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
    is a type of: temporal relation - a relation involving time
    same as: antecedent

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