forerunner

/fˈɔɹˌʌnɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
3. anything that precedes something similar in time
   “phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience”

Synonyms for forerunner

• precursor
• harbinger
• predecessor
• herald
• antecedent

Words that rhyme with forerunner

• runner
• stunner
• gunner
• gunrunner
• roadrunner
• brunner
• bunner
• frontrunner
• gunnar
• isotoner
• tonner