forerunner
(noun)
noun
1. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
Similar word(s): precursor
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Similar word(s): harbinger, herald, precursor, predecessor
Definition categories: communication, indicant, indication
3. anything that precedes something similar in time
Similar word(s): antecedent
Definition categories: link
Sentences with forerunner as a noun:
- Bakelite is a forerunner of today's plastics.