/ 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.
/ 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. 2005