All forerunner synonyms

noun forerunner

• precursor — a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
• announcement — An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen.
• pattern — a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet.
• augury — An augury is a sign of what will happen in the future.
• sign — a token; indication.
• token — something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign: Black is a token of mourning.
• warning — the act or utterance of one who warns or the existence, appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.
• indication — anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
• advertisement — An advertisement is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
• premonition — a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: He had a vague premonition of danger.
• model — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
• mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
• presage — a presentiment or foreboding.
• forewarning — to warn in advance.
• portent — an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
• foretoken — a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.
• originator — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
• harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
• prognostic — of or relating to prognosis.
• author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
• announcer — An announcer is someone who introduces programmes on radio or television or who reads the text of a radio or television advertisement.
• advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
• pioneer — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
• progenitor — a biologically related ancestor: a progenitor of the species.
• prototype — the original or model on which something is based or formed.
• ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
• advertiser — An advertiser is a person or company that pays for a product, event, or job to be advertised in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster.
• initiator — SCSI initiator
• predecessor — parent
• antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
• omen — anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
• foreshadow — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
• antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
• foreshadowing — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
• herald — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
• messenger — a person who carries a message or goes on an errand for another, especially as a matter of duty or business.
• envoy — A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.
• forebearer — Uncommon variant of forebear.
• foregoer — Alternative form of forgoer.
• example — A thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule.
• exemplar — A person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model.
• forebear — Usually, forebears. ancestors; forefathers.
• forefather — an ancestor.
• grandparent — a parent of a parent.
• forego — forgo.