NOUN | person | forerunner, precursor | a person who goes before or announces the coming of another |
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communication | forerunner, harbinger, predecessor, herald, precursor | something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | |
relation | forerunner, antecedent | anything that precedes something similar in time |
Sounds | fao'rah.ner | |
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Rhymes | Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner... |
Meaning | A person who goes before or announces the coming of another. | |
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Synonym | precursor | |
Narrower | predecessor | One who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) |
Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
Spanish | precursor | |
Catalan | precursor |
Meaning | Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone. | |
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Synonyms | harbinger, predecessor, herald, precursor | |
Broader | indication, indicant | Something that serves to indicate or suggest |
Spanish | anunciador, heraldo, nuncio, precursora, precursor, predecesor, presagio | |
Catalan | anunciador, precursor |
Meaning | Anything that precedes something similar in time. | |
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Synonym | antecedent | |
Broader | temporal relation | A relation involving time |
Spanish | antecedente, precursor | |
Catalan | antecedent |
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