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Forerunner is defined as something or someone that goes before to tells that something or someone is coming.

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An early winter storm is a forerunner of a bad winter.

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noun

a person sent before or going before to announce or prepare the way for another or for something to follow; herald
a sign that tells or warns of something to follow; prognostic
1. a predecessor
2. an ancestor

Origin: ME forerenner, after L praecursor

See forerunner in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
b. An ancestor; a forebear.
a. One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.
b. A warning sign or symptom.
Sports One who skis the course before the beginning of a race.

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