forerunner

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Synonyms: forerunners, freerunner

Antonyms: forerunners, freerunner

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A runner at the front or ahead.
2. {{lb|en|sport}} By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.
3. A [[precursor]] or [[harbinger]], a warning ahead.
4. A [[forebear]], an [[ancestor]], a [[predecessor]].
5. {{lb|en|philately}} A postage stamp used in the time before a region or area issues stamps of its own.

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