Harbinger

Harbinger
Harbinger Har"bin*ger, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harbingered} (h[add]r"b[i^]n*j[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harbingering}.] To usher in; to be a harbinger of. ``Thus did the star of religious freedom harbinger the day.'' --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • harbinger — [här′bin jər] n. [ME herbergeour (with intrusive n ) < OFr herbergeor, provider of lodging < herberge, a shelter < Frank (or OHG) heriberga, shelter for soldiers < heri, army (see HARRY) + berga, a shelter < bergan, to protect: see …   English World dictionary

  • Harbinger — Har bin*ger (h[add]r b[i^]n*j[ e]r), n. [OE. herbergeour, OF. herbergeor one who provides lodging, fr. herbergier to provide lodging, F. h[ e]berger, OF. herberge lodging, inn, F. auberge; of German origin. See {Harbor}.] 1. One who provides… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • harbinger — I noun announcer, annunciator, antecursor, augur, augury, auspice, courier, crier, forerunner, foretoken, forewarning, herald, informer, intelligencer, messenger, omen, portent, praenuntius, precursor, premonitory sign, presage, proclaimer,… …   Law dictionary

  • harbinger — (n.) late 15c., herbengar one sent ahead to arrange lodgings (for a monarch, an army, etc.), alteration of M.E. herberger provider of shelter, innkeeper (late 12c.), from O.Fr. herbergeor, from herbergier provide lodging, from herber lodging,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • harbinger — *forerunner, precursor, herald …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • harbinger — [n] indication augury, forerunner, foretoken, herald, messenger, omen, portent, precursor, sign, signal; concepts 74,284,529 …   New thesaurus

  • harbinger — ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of something. ORIGIN originally denoting a person who provides or goes ahead to find lodging: from Old French herbergere, from an obsolete Low German dialect word meaning shelter… …   English terms dictionary

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