Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun harbinger

1 sense of harbinger

Sense 1
harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor -- (something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone)
       => indication, indicant -- (something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb harbinger

1 sense of harbinger

Sense 1
announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald -- (foreshadow or presage)
       => tell -- (let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late")