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vaunt-courier definition

vaunt·-courier (vônt′ko̵or′ē ər, vänt′-)

noun

  1. Obsolete a soldier sent out in advance of an army
  2. a forerunner; precursor

Etymology: aphetic < Fr avant-courrier

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