- One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
- An ancestor; a forebear.
- One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.
- A warning sign or symptom.
- Sports. One who skis the course before the beginning of a race.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forløber, forgønger, forfader
Nederlands (Dutch)
voorbode, voorloper, voorvader, skiër die parcours doorloopt voor race
Français (French)
n. - signe avant-coureur, précurseur
Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorläufer, Vorbote
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόδρομος, προάγγελος
Italiano (Italian)
messaggero, precursore, antenato, presagio
Português (Portuguese)
n. - predecessor (m), presságio (m)
Русский (Russian)
предшественник
Español (Spanish)
n. - mensajero, precursor, heraldo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förelöpare
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
先驱
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 先驅
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 先駆者, 前触れ, 前兆
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) جد ن السابق , البشير , النذير
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חלוץ, מבשר, קודם, אב קדמון, אות, סימן
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