noun🔗ShareA runner at the front or ahead."The track team's forerunner sprinted ahead, leaving the rest of the runners behind. "sportracepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBy extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way."The forerunner skied down the slalom course before the race, checking for icy patches and signaling the all-clear to the racers. "sportvehiclejobactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead."The new student's enthusiasm was a forerunner of her success in the math club. "signeventhistoryfutureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor."My grandfather was the forerunner of our family's successful farming business. "historyfamilypersonpastChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA postage stamp used in the time before a region or area issues stamps of its own."Before the country issued its own stamps, the British forerunner stamps were used for mail. "historycommunicationitemstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
