Herald - Definition

n 1: (formal) a person who announces important news; "the
chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a
trumpet" [syn: herald, trumpeter]
2: something that precedes and indicates the approach of
something or someone [syn: harbinger, forerunner,
predecessor, herald, precursor]
v 1: foreshadow or presage [syn: announce, annunciate,
harbinger, foretell, herald]
2: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as
a new Rubinstein" [syn: acclaim, hail, herald]
3: greet enthusiastically or joyfully [syn: hail, herald]