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