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Meaning of harbinger

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

harbinger

Pronunciation:/ˈhɑːbɪndʒə//ˈhɑɹbɪndʒəɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

  2. One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings.

verb

Definitions

  1. To announce or precede; to be a harbinger of.