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seems to auspicate the speedy development of the valley of the North Red
River. — Minnesota and Dacotah;
• (herald)- to give news or tidings of; announce; proclaim; Dawn
was heralded by nothing more obvious than a gradual lightening of the
darkness under the trees. — The Silver Gryphon;
• to indicate or signal the coming of; usher in, ( );
• a person or thing that precedes or comes before; forerunner;
harbinger,( , ); The
Emperor's citation was delivered to him on March 26 by the imperial herald,
Kaspar Sturm, who was to accompany him to Worms. — Life of Martin
Luther;
• (divine)- to discover or declare (something obscure or in the future) by
divination; prophesy, ( ; ; ; ); Man is true, where he
feels his infinity, where he is divine, and the divine is the creator in him. —
Spirit and Music;
herald {harbinger = forerunner = precursor = predecessor} : courier = messenger
= conveyer
• (harbinger)- a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of
another; herald, ( ); Ever disposed to revolt, they looked upon it as
the harbinger of their own liberty. — The History of England in Three Volumes,
Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria;
• (forerunner)- one that precedes, as in time; a predecessor; The steam
turbine is very much more efficient than its forerunner, the steam engine. —
General Science;
• (precursor)- one that precedes and indicates, suggests, or announces
someone or something to come; This pamphlet was generally regarded as
a precursor of the memoirs which Napoleon was thought to be writing in his
place of exile. — The Memoirs of Napoleon;
• (predecessor)- a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc.,
( ); The ceremony of the funeral of his predecessor was an imposing
one. — A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes;
• (courier)- a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news,
important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc., (
); The arrangement made by
the courier was that they were to be taken back at a greatly reduced price at
the end of six weeks. — Brewster's Millions;
• (messenger)- one that carries messages or performs errands; Sometimes
a messenger was attacked by bandits on the way and had his bags stolen. —