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单词 forerunner
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fore•run•ner /ˈfɔrˌrʌnɚ, fɔrˈrʌnɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. person or thing that is similar to something that comes or happens after.
  2. a person or thing that is an omen, sign, or indication of something to follow;
    portent.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fore•run•ner  (fôr′run′ər, fōr′-, fôr run′ər, fōr-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. predecessor;
    ancestor;
    forebear;
    precursor.
  2. an omen, sign, or indication of something to follow;
    portent:The warm evenings were a forerunner of summer.
  3. a person who goes or is sent in advance to announce the coming of someone or something that follows;
    herald;
    harbinger.
  4. Bible the Forerunner, John the Baptist.
  • Middle English forrenner. See fore-, runner 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
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
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