Definition of Forerunner

someone or something that came before and paved the way for something today

Examples of Forerunner in a sentence

The first icebox was a forerunner to today’s more modern refrigerator.  

With a string that you can pluck, the harpsichord was the forerunner to the more advanced grand piano.  

The fax machine was invented to send whole documents since its forerunner, the telautograph, only sent signatures.  

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