Associations to the word «Harbinger»

Wiktionary

HARBINGER, noun. A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
HARBINGER, noun. (obsolete) One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings.
HARBINGER, verb. (transitive) To announce; to be a harbinger of.

Dictionary definition

HARBINGER, noun. Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone.
HARBINGER, verb. Foreshadow or presage.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley