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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024har•bin•ger /ˈhɑrbɪndʒɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- someone or something that announces or signals the approach of someone or something;
a forerunner.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024har•bin•ger (här′bin jər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another;
herald. - anything that foreshadows a future event;
omen;
sign:Frost is a harbinger of winter. - a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations.
v.t. - to act as harbinger to;
herald the coming of.
- Gmc; see harbor) + -iere -er2
- late Middle English herbenger, nasalized variant of Middle English herbegere, dissimilated variant of Old French herberg(i)ere host, equivalent. to herberg(ier) to shelter (1125–75
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged herald, forerunner, precursor, portent, indication.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: harbinger /ˈhɑːbɪndʒə/ n - a person or thing that announces or indicates the approach of something; forerunner
vb - (transitive) to announce the approach or arrival of
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French herbergere, from herberge lodging, from Old Saxon heriberga; compare Old High German heriberga army shelter; see harry, borough |