definition: anything that foreshadows a future event

pronunciation:

hahr-bin-jer

related forms: noun… harbinger verb… harbinger

synonyms herald forerunner precursor portent indication

The Grim Reaper is the harbinger of death.

The music from an approaching ice cream

truck harbingers a delicious treat.

A ring around the moon is said to be the harbinger of an impending snow storm.

A red nose andsore throat are harbingers of a doctor’s visit.

Killing the albatross was a harbinger of doom for the Ancient Mariner.

Though the couple looks happy, the wall between them harbingers their future troubles.

A fortuneteller can use her crystal ball to harbinger the future.