FORERUNNER


Meaning of FORERUNNER in English

/ ˈfɔːrʌnə(r); NAmE / noun

forerunner (of sb/sth) a person or thing that came before and influenced sb/sth else that is similar; a sign of what is going to happen :

Country music was undoubtedly one of the forerunners of rock and roll.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.