forerunner
noun/ˈfɔrˌrʌnər/
Frequency rank: #13,169 most common English word
Meaning
a person or thing that comes before and signals the arrival of something else; a predecessor or precursor.
Example sentence
The steam engine was considered forerunner of the modern locomotive.
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