One who runs before, esp. one sent to prepare the way and herald a great man's approach, a harbinger; also, a guide. Chiefly transferred and figur…
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| 释义 | the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > [noun] > one who goes first (29) forerunnerOE One who runs before, esp. one sent to prepare the way and herald a great man's approach, a harbinger; also, a guide. Chiefly transferred and figur… before-runnera1382 foregoer1382 One who or that which goes in front or ‘leads the way’; a leader; hence, an example, pattern. foremanc1425 One who goes in front; a leader. Obsolete. fore-rider1488 One who rides in front; esp. one of the vanguard. precursora1500 A person who or thing which precedes another as a forerunner or presage; a person who or thing which heralds the approach of another; (now esp.) a… forewalker1529 = forerunner, n. precedent1599 An event, person, or thing that goes before or in advance of another; a forerunner, a precursor, a predecessor; an antecedent. precurrer1601 A forerunner. beginnerc1613 He who or that which goes or comes first, or takes the lead. Obsolete. frontliner1895 A person positioned on the foremost line, row, or part of something; spec. a soldier fighting on the front line (front line, n. 1a). Also in… Subcategories:— condition of (1) — before a post (1) — as a harbinger or messenger (14) — as an official of a court or household (2) |
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