Hypertext Webster Gateway: "precursor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Precursor \Pre*cur"sor\, n. [L. praecursor, fr. praecurrere to
run before; prae before + currere to run. See {Course}.]
One who, or that which, precedes an event, and indicates its
approach; a forerunner; a harbinger.
Evil thoughts are the invisible, airy precursors of all
the storms and tempests of the soul. --Buckminster.
Syn: Predecessor; forerunner; harbinger; messenger; omen;
sign.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
precursor
n 1: a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
[syn: {forerunner}]
2: an indication of the approach of something or someone [syn:
{harbinger}, {forerunner}, {herald}]
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