Vorreiter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- avant garde adjective Strikingly new and experimental, especially in art, music, fashion or film, and ahead of what most people are used to.
- forerunner noun A person who runs at the head of a group, ahead of the others.
- precursor noun Something or someone that comes before and leads to, or signals, what follows.
- trailblazer noun A person who is the first to do something important, opening the way for others to follow.
Senses
Vorreiter is used for these senses in English:
- avant-garde Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.
- forerunner A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
- precursor That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
- trailblazer One who blazes a trail to guide others; a pathfinder.
avant garde — full definition
- adjective Strikingly new and experimental, especially in art, music, fashion or film, and ahead of what most people are used to.
- noun The artists, writers or thinkers whose work breaks with established forms and points the way for others.
forerunner — full definition
- noun A person who runs at the head of a group, ahead of the others.
- noun Someone who is not taking part in a race but goes round the course first, to lead the way or check it is ready.
- noun Something that comes before an event and hints at what is about to happen.
- noun An earlier member of a family or group who came before the current ones.
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