FORERUNNER
Scrabble letter values: F4O1R1E1R1U1N1N1E1R1 = 13
Definition
- noun a person who goes before or announces the coming of another. — synonyms: precursor
- noun something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone. — synonyms: harbinger, predecessor, herald, precursor
- noun anything that precedes something similar in time. — synonyms: antecedent
Examples
- “phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience”
- “Bakelite is a forerunner of today's plastics.”