harbinger
harbingers; harbingered; harbingering
A harbinger is something that comes before and that shows what will follow in the future. The robin is a harbinger of spring — its presence means spring is coming soon.
The appearance of a ghost is often thought of as a harbinger of death. Middle English herbergere is from Old French herbergeor, "host," from herberge, "camp, shelter," a word ultimately borrowed from a Germanic language.
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something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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synonyms:
forerunner, herald, precursor, predecessor
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types:
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bellwether
a predictor of indicator of future trends
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type of:
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indicant, indication
something that serves to indicate or suggest
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bellwether
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foreshadow or presage
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synonyms:
announce, annunciate, foretell, herald
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type of:
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tell
let something be known
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tell
Vocabulary lists containing harbinger
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Seventeen-year-old aspiring journalist Safiya Mirza comes across a dead body in a Chicago park. Because it belonged to another Muslim teenager, the haunting sight guides her to uncover the truths behind the murder of Jawad Ali.
Biographer Frank Brady chronicles the meteoric rise and astounding fall of chess prodigy Bobby Fischer.
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