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предве́стник — meaning in English

predvestnik

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English meaning

  • forerunner noun A person who runs at the head of a group, ahead of the others.
  • harbinger noun A person or sign that shows something is about to happen, especially something important.
  • precursor noun Something or someone that comes before and leads to, or signals, what follows.

Senses

предве́стник is used for these senses in English:

  • forerunner A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
  • harbinger A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
  • precursor That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.

forerunner — full definition

  1. noun A person who runs at the head of a group, ahead of the others.
  2. 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.
  3. noun Something that comes before an event and hints at what is about to happen.
  4. noun An earlier member of a family or group who came before the current ones.
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