nnoun.person(formal) a person who announces important newsDomain Usage:formality
Synset:trumpeter
Examples:- the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet
Derivationally Related Form:trumpet
Hypernyms:courier messenger
Inherited Hypernyms:heraldmessengertravelerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:heraldmessengertravelerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationsomething that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someoneSynset:forerunner harbinger precursor predecessor
Derivationally Related Form:harbingerherald
Hypernyms:indicant indication
Inherited Hypernyms:harbingerindicationcommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.communicationforeshadow or presageSynset:announce annunciate foretell harbinger
Derivationally Related Form:harbingerheraldannunciator
Hypernyms:tell
Inherited Hypernyms:announcetellinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationpraise vociferouslySynset:acclaim hail
Examples:- The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein
Derivationally Related Form:acclaimacclamation
Hypernyms:applaud
Inherited Hypernyms:acclaimapplaudpraisemeasureevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Sam and Sue --- the movie (apply to: acclaim, hail)
vverb.communicationgreet enthusiastically or joyfullySynset:hail
Derivationally Related Form:hail
Hypernyms:greet recognise recognize
Inherited Hypernyms:hailgreetaddresscometravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody