n. 1. A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; a sign foreshowing something; a prognostic; as, the forerunner of a fever. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whither the forerunner in for us entered, even Jesus. Heb. vi. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]
My elder brothers, my forerunners, came. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A predecessor; an ancestor. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Naut.) A piece of rag terminating the log line. [ 1913 Webster ]
[せんぱつ, senpatsu](n, vs, adj-no) (1) forerunner; advance party; going on ahead; (2) being in a (team sports) match or game from the start; starting; (P)#3391[Add to Longdo]
[ぜんく;せんぐ(ok);ぜんぐ(ok), zenku ; sengu (ok); zengu (ok)](n, vs, adj-no) (1) outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding; (2) harbinger; herald; precursor; forerunner; foretoken; (3) anticipation[Add to Longdo]