forerunner
fore-run-ner
noun
A person or thing that precedes and indicates what is to come.
"The early prototype was a forerunner of the new model."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: harbinger, herald, predecessor, precursor, antecedent
fore-run-ner
A person or thing that precedes and indicates what is to come.
"The early prototype was a forerunner of the new model."
Synonyms: harbinger, herald, predecessor, precursor, antecedent