A person, such as a herald, sent in advance.
[Short for obsolete French avaunt-courier : Old French avaunt, in front; see vanguard + Old French courrier, messenger; see courier.]
vaunt-courier
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vaunt-cour·i·er (vônt'kʊr'ē-ər, -kûr'-, kŭr'-, vŏnt'-)  |
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