forerunner

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
forerunner /ˈfoɚˌrʌnɚ/ noun
plural forerunners
forerunner
/ˈfoɚˌrʌnɚ/
noun
plural forerunners
Britannica Dictionary definition of FORERUNNER
[count]
1 
: someone or something that comes before another
2 
: a sign of something that is going to happen