| forerunner(noun, messenger, pioneer, predecessor, forebear) |
| predecessor(noun, forerunner, pioneer, forebear, antecedent) |
| harbinger(noun, forerunner, messenger, usher, vanguard) |
| antecedent(noun, forebear, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor) |
| herald(noun, forerunner, messenger, usher, vanguard) |
| progenitor(noun, forebear, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor) |
| ancestor(noun, predecessor, pioneer, forerunner, forebear) |
| foregoer(noun, forerunner, forebear, pioneer, predecessor) |
| prototype(noun, original, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor) |
| forebear(noun, antecedent, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor) |
| originator(noun, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor, forebear) |
| pioneer(noun, forerunner, predecessor, forebear, antecedent) |
| archetype(noun, original, prototype, epitome, paradigm) |
| original(noun, original, standard, pattern, example) |
| messenger(noun, forerunner, herald, usher, vanguard) |
| vanguard(noun, forerunner, messenger, usher, harbinger) |
| father(noun, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor, forebear) |
| granddaddy(noun, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor, forebear) |
| parent(noun, pioneer, forerunner, ancestor, predecessor) |
| foreshadower(noun, forerunner, person, show, foresight) |