precursor[noun]Synonyms:- herald, forerunner, harbinger, vanguard
- forerunner, antecedent, forebear, predecessor
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pre‧cur‧sor /prɪˈkɜːsə $ -ˈkɜːrsər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: praecursor, from praecurrere 'to run in front']
formal something that happened or existed before something else and influenced its development
precursor of/to
a precursor of modern jazz [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲