Antonyms for forerunner

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fawr-ruhn-er, fohr-, fawr-ruhn-er, fohr-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔrˌrʌn ər, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈrʌn ər, foʊr-

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Definition of forerunner

Origin : c.1300, from fore + runner. Middle English rendition of Latin praecursor, in reference to John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ. The Old English word was foreboda.

noun messenger, herald
noun example, sign

Example sentences :

The ancient prototype and forerunner of political influence.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

Beowulf is the forerunner of that other national dragon-slayer, St. George.
Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown

Startled, the people wondered was this enactment the forerunner of war.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini

It is looked upon as the forerunner of other and larger ones.
Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey

The inn yard was to some extent the forerunner of the theatre.
Extract from : « William Shakespeare » by Samuel Levy Bensusan

This machine, though simple, was the forerunner of other important inventions.
Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy

That experience was but a forerunner to others just like it.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

He was not the forerunner of a new epoch, but one of the last upholders of the old.
Extract from : « Six Centuries of Painting » by Randall Davies

"And may he be the forerunner of many more," proclaimed Spouter.
Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)

Anarchy is simply the hand-maiden and forerunner of tyranny and despotism.
Extract from : « American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt » by Edward Stratemeyer

Synonyms for forerunner

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