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