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Forerunner [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger.

2. My elder brothers, my forerunners came.

3. An ancestor or predecessor. obsolete

4. A prognostic; a sign foreshowing something to follow. Certain pains in the head, back and limbs are the forerunners of a fever.

Forerunner [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; a sign foreshowing something; a prognostic; as, the forerunner of a fever.

2. A predecessor; an ancestor.

3. A piece of rag terminating the log line.