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harbinger
Noun
  • A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
  • One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings. obsolete
Verb
  • To announce; to be a harbinger of. transitive