harbinger

noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

  2. 2

    One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings.

verb
  1. 1

    To announce or precede; to be a harbinger of.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/harbinger