[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

harbinger \har"binger\, v. t. imp.  p. p. harbingered
   haddr"bi^nj~erd; p. pr.  vb. n. harbingering.
   to usher in; to be a harbinger of. "thus did the star of
   religious freedom harbinger the day." --bancroft.
   1913 webster
see also:
harbingered harbingering 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

harbinger \har"binger\ haddr"bi^nj~er, n. oe.
   herbergeour, of. herbergeor one who provides lodging, fr.
   herbergier to provide lodging, f. h'eberger, of. herberge
   lodging, inn, f. auberge; of german origin. see harbor.
   1. one who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the
      english royal household who formerly preceded the court
      when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings. --fuller.
      1913 webster

   2. a forerunner; a precursor; a messenger.
      1913 webster

            i knew by these harbingers who were coming.
                                                  --landor.
      1913 webster
see also:
harbor 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

harbinger
     n : an indication of the approach of something or someone syn:
         forerunner, herald, precursor
     v : foreshadow or presage syn: announce, annunciate, foretell,
          herald
see also:
forerunner herald precursor announce annunciate foretell 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

58 moby thesaurus words for "harbinger":
   gabriel, ancestor, announce, announcer, antecedent, augury,
   avant-garde, bellwether, buccinator, buccinator novi temporis,
   bushwhacker, evangel, evangelist, explorer, forebear, foregoer,
   forerun, forerunner, foreshadower, foreshow, foretoken,
   front runner, frontiersman, fugleman, give notice, groundbreaker,
   guide, herald, herald angel, innovator, lead runner, leader,
   messenger, notify, omen, outrider, pathfinder, pioneer, point,
   portent, preannounce, precedent, precursor, predecessor,
   preindicate, premonitor, presage, presager, proclaim, run before,
   scout, sign, stormy petrel, trailblazer, trailbreaker, vanguard,
   vaunt-courier, voortrekker

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

harbinger, nc
  zip codes: 27941

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