Forerunner
Forerunner noun - One that announces or indicates the later arrival of another.
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Synonyms for Forerunner
Forefather is a synonym for forerunner in foregoer topic. In some cases you can use "Forefather" instead a noun "Forerunner".
Forefather
Forefather noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Forerunner is a synonym for forefather in ancestor topic. You can use "Forerunner" instead a noun "Forefather", if it concerns topics such as antecedent, foregoer.
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Related pairs
- root and forerunner
- root and forefather
- author and forerunner
- author and forefather
- progenitor and forerunner
- progenitor and forefather
- stock and forerunner
- stock and forefather
- prototype and forerunner
- prototype and forefather
- ancestor and forerunner
- ancestor and forefather
- ascendant and forerunner
- ascendant and forefather
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