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harbinger

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
1har·bin·ger 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1harbinger
Pronunciation:
\ˈhär-bən-jər\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English herbergere, from Anglo-French, host, from herberge camp, lodgings, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German heriberga
Date:
14th century
1archaic : a person sent ahead to provide lodgings2 a: one that pioneers in or initiates a major change : precursor b: one that presages or foreshadows what is to come
synonyms see forerunner


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