har·bin·ger — /ˈhɑɚbənʤɚ/ noun, pl gers [count] : something that shows what is coming usually + of The warm weather is a harbinger of spring. Is this news a harbinger of better days to come? a harbinger of death/doom … Useful english dictionary
bin — bin·aural; bin·auricular; bin·di eye; bin·dle; bin·gee; bin·io·dide; bin·man; bin·na; bin·ny; bin·oculate; bin·oc·u·lus; bin·o·kid; bin·ovular; bin·oxalate; bin·oxide; bin·tang·or; bin·tu·rong; bob·bin; ca·bin·da; can·na·bin; car·a·bin;… … English syllables
har — an·har·mon·ic; ar·har; bi·har; bil·har·zi·a·sis; cote·har·die; dis·har·mo·nism; ep·har·mone; gul·mo·har; gum·har; har·a·tin; har·bin; har·bor·age; har·bor·er; har·dang·er; har·den·ber·gia; har·de·ri·an; har·die; har·di·head; har·di·hood;… … English syllables
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
harbinger — har·bin·ger … English syllables
harbinger — har|bin|ger [ˈha:bındʒə US ˈha:rbındʒər] n literary or formal [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: herbergere host , from herberge place you stay at ] a sign that something is going to happen soon harbinger of ▪ These birds are considered to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
harbinger — har|bin|ger [ harbındʒər ] noun count LITERARY a sign that something will happen soon, often something bad … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
harbinger — har•bin•ger [[t]ˈhɑr bɪn dʒər[/t]] n. 1) one that announces or foreshadows the approach of someone or something; forerunner; herald 2) a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations … From formal English to slang
Harbinger — Har bin*ger (h[add]r b[i^]n*j[ e]r), n. [OE. herbergeour, OF. herbergeor one who provides lodging, fr. herbergier to provide lodging, F. h[ e]berger, OF. herberge lodging, inn, F. auberge; of German origin. See {Harbor}.] 1. One who provides… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harbinger — Har bin*ger, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harbingered} (h[add]r b[i^]n*j[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harbingering}.] To usher in; to be a harbinger of. Thus did the star of religious freedom harbinger the day. Bancroft. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
