nnoun.personone who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)Derivationally Related Form:precede
Hypernyms:forerunner precursor
Inherited Hypernyms:predecessorprecursorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:predecessorprecursorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:forefather
nnoun.communicationsomething that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someoneSynset:forerunner harbinger herald precursor
Derivationally Related Form:harbingerherald
Hypernyms:indicant indication
Inherited Hypernyms:harbingerindicationcommunicationabstractionentity