| NOUN | person | herald, trumpeter | (formal) a person who announces important news |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | herald, harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, precursor | something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | |
| VERB | communication | herald, announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell | foreshadow or presage |
| communication | herald, acclaim, hail | praise vociferously | |
| communication | herald, hail | greet enthusiastically or joyfully |
| Sounds | hheh'rahld | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | addled ... wrinkled: 103 rhymes with ahld... | |
| Meaning | (formal) a person who announces important news. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" | |
| Synonym | trumpeter | |
| Broader | messenger, courier | A person who carries a message |
| Usage of | formality | compliance with formal rules |
| Spanish | heraldo | |
| Meaning | Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, precursor | |
| Broader | indication, indicant | Something that serves to indicate or suggest |
| Spanish | anunciador, heraldo, nuncio, precursora, precursor, predecesor, presagio | |
| Catalan | anunciador, precursor | |
| Verbs | herald | foreshadow or presage |
| Meaning | foreshadow or presage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell | |
| Broader | tell | Let something be known |
| Spanish | anunciar, presagiar, vislumbrar | |
| Catalan | anunciar | |
| Nouns | herald | something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone |
| Meaning | praise vociferously. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | acclaim, hail | |
| Broader | applaud | Express approval of |
| Spanish | aclamar, ovacionar, vitorear | |
| Catalan | aclamar, acollir, admetre, anunciar-se, aplaudir | |
| Meaning | greet enthusiastically or joyfully. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | hail | |
| Broader | greet, recognize, recognise | Express greetings upon meeting someone |
| Spanish | aclamar, anunciar | |
| Catalan | aclamar, rebre | |
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