FORERUNNER

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WWF
F(4) O(1) R(1) E(1) R(1) U(1) N(1) N(1) E(1) R(1)
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Definition

noun
  1. A runner at the front or ahead.
  2. By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.
  3. A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
  4. A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.
    “Bakelite is a forerunner of today's plastics.”
  5. A postage stamp used in the time before a region or area issues stamps of its own.

Source: Wiktionary

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