Definition of FOREGANGER

foreganger

Plural: foregangers

Noun

  • One who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor.
  • A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English forganger, forgangere, from Old English *foregangere, from foregangan (“to go before, precede, go in front of, project, excel”), equivalent to fore- + ganger. Cognate with Scots foregangare (“a foregoer”), Dutch voorganger (“a predecessor, progenitor”), German Vorgänger (“a predecessor, precursor”), Swedish föregångare (“a forerunner, precursor, progenitor”).

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