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har•bin•ger
Pronunciation: (här'bin-jur), [key]—
n.
1. a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
2. anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign:
Frost is a harbinger of winter.
3. a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations.
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v.t.
to act as harbinger to; herald the coming of.
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