имя существительное вестник, предвестник, предшественник
I. noun Etymology: Middle English herbergere, from Anglo-French, host, from herberge camp, lodgings, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German heriberga 1. archaic a person sent ahead to provide lodgings 2. a. one that pioneers in or initiates a major change; precursor b. one that presages or foreshadows what is to come Synonyms: see forerunner II. transitive verb to be a harbinger of; presage