What does Harbinger mean?
Definitions for Harbinger
ˈhɑr bɪn dʒərhar·bin·ger
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Princeton's WordNet
harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursorverb
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, heraldverb
foreshadow or presage
Wiktionary
harbingernoun
A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
harbingerverb
To announce; to be a harbinger of.
Etymology: Originally, a person that is sent in advance to provide lodgings. From herbergeour, from herbergeor (> French héberger), from *, from harjaz + bergô. Compare German Herberge, Italian albergo, Dutch herberg, English harbour. More at here, borrow.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Harbingernoun
A forerunner; a precursor.
Etymology: herberger, Dutch, one who goes to provide lodgings or an harbour for those that follow.
Make all our trumpets speak, give them all breath,
Those clam’rous harbingers of blood and death. William Shakespeare, Macb.I’ll be myself the harbinger, and make joyful
The hearing of my wife with your approach. William Shakespeare, Macb.Sin, and her shadow death, and misery,
Death’s harbinger. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ix. l. 13.And now of love they treat, ’till th’ evening star,
Love’s harbinger, appear’d. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi.Before him a great prophet, to proclaim
His coming, is sent harbinger, who all
Invites. John Milton, Paradise Regain’d, b. i.As Ormond’s harbinger to you they run;
For Venus is the promise of the Sun. Dryden.
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harbinger
A harbinger is a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another. It can also refer to something which shows that something is going to happen soon, often something bad or unpleasant.
Webster Dictionary
Harbingernoun
one who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings
Harbingernoun
a forerunner; a precursor; a messenger
Harbingerverb
to usher in; to be a harbinger of
Etymology: [OE. herbergeour, OF. herbergeor one who provides lodging, fr. herbergier to provide lodging, F. hberger, OF. herberge lodging, inn, F. auberge; of German origin. See Harbor.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Harbinger
här′bin-jėr, n. a forerunner, pioneer, originally one who goes forward to provide lodging.—v.t. to precede, as a harbinger. [M. E. herbergeour. See Harbour.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Harbinger in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Harbinger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Harbinger in a Sentence
That very tight margin in a race that should never have been competitive in the first place was a harbinger of 2006, when Democrats got extremely fired up and won a whole lot of previously red seats.
Oil's collapse was being read as the harbinger of some greater economic malaise.
The only thing that criminals respond to are arrests and prosecution … we refer to that as deterrence. And there doesn't seem to be any deterrence, to see the numbers go up this dramatically in a short period of time, during blizzards and cold weather, it is not a good harbinger of things to come.
Connecticut State Senator Will Haskell:
To some extent, Westport is a cautionary tale, or a harbinger of what's to come, i hope the 168 other towns in Connecticut State see what happens in Westport and act accordingly.
Love, the strongest and deepest element in all life, the harbinger of hope, of joy, of ecstasy; love, the defier of all laws, of all conventions; love, the freest, the most powerful molder of human destiny; how can such an all-compelling force be synonymous with that poor little State and Church-begotten weed, marriage?
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- herald, anunciar, anunciadorCatalan, Valencian
- Vorzeichen, ankündigen, Omen, VorboteGerman
- προαναγγέλλω, πρόδρομος, προάγγελοςGreek
- heraldo, anunciante, anunciar, anunciadorSpanish
- airutFinnish
- annoncer, présage, présagerFrench
- előjelHungarian
- fyrirboði, boðberi, undanfariIcelandic
- presagio, premonire, presagire, precursore, profeta, premonitrice, profetizzare, messaggero, premonitore, foriero, annunciare, araldoItalian
- 前触れJapanese
- praenuntius, destinarat purgandis mentibus praepositamLatin
- voorbode, aankondigenDutch
- innvarsleNorwegian
- zwiastunPolish
- arautoPortuguese
- vestitorRomanian
- предвестник, провозвестник, предвещатьRussian
- predšasnik, nagovest, nagoveštaj, najava, navesnikSerbo-Croatian
- förebud, förlöpare, förebåda, varslaSwedish
- 预兆Chinese
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