<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.</li><li>anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign: Frost is a harbinger of winter.</li><li>a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>to act as harbinger to; herald the coming of.</li></ul>