foregoer
[noun]
Synonyms: forerunner, ancestor, antecedent, antecessor, precursor, predecessor, prototype

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

foregoer noun¹. [fɔ:'gǝʊǝ, 'fɔ:-] LME.
[from FORE- + GOER.]
1. A messenger sent before, a forerunner; spec. a purveyor. LME-M18.

2. A person who or thing which goes in front; a leader. Also, an example, a pattern. LME.
■ R. Baxter The promised Glory, and the future blessings that are its necessary Foregoers.

3. A predecessor. M16.

4. Nautical. = FOREGANGER (b). L17.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲