Harbinger meaning
The definition of a harbinger is something or someone who announces that something or someone is coming.
Thunder is an example of a harbinger of a rainstorm.
noun
A person or thing that comes before to announce or give an indication of what follows; herald.
noun
To signal the approach of; presage.
verb
An advance representative of an army or royal party, who arranged for lodging, entertainment, etc.
noun
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To serve as harbinger of.
verb
One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.
noun
Origin of harbinger
Originally, a person that is sent in advance to provide lodgings. From Middle English herbergeour, from Old French herbergeor (> French hébergeur, from héberger (“to accommodate, put up”), from Frankish *heriberga (“lodging, inn”, literally “army shelter”), from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”) + *bergô (“protection”). Compare German Herberge, Italian albergo, Dutch herberg, English harbour. More at here, borrow.