precursor

Meaning

Noun

1. That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
2. One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

Adj

Caused by the following symbol.

Opposite of

postcursor

Synonyms

forerunner

predecessor

harbinger

herald

omen

antecedent

ancestor

pioneer

vanguard

forefather

foregoer

antecessor

sign

predecessors

premonition

trailblazer

outrider

pacemaker

portent

precedent

presage

prodrome

progenitor

prognostic

prognostication

senior

warning

⚠️

premonitory phenomena

telltale signs

advance warnings

prosoma

one who precedes

fore-runner

symption

ancestress

augury

auspice

elder

fellow citizen

forebear

foreshadow

foretoken

forewarning

good omen

illusionist

indication

inhabitants

leader

matriarch

native

Translations

précurseur

precursor

precursore

precursor

Vorläufer

voorloper

prédécesseur

voorbode

precursor

vessillifero

teken

Präkursor

voorteken

πρόδρομος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹiːˌkɜː.sə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English precursour, from Middle French precurseur or its etymon Latin praecursor (“forerunner”). By surface analysis, precurse + -or.