harbinger
noun
- Historical an advance representative of an army or royal party, who arranged for lodging, entertainment, etc.
- a person or thing that comes before to announce or give an indication of what follows; herald
transitive verb
to serve as harbinger of
See harbinger in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(härˈbĭn-jər)
noun One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.
transitive verb har·bin·gered,
har·bin·ger·ing,
har·bin·gers To signal the approach of; presage.
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