herald
Plural: heralds
Noun
- (formal) a person who announces important news
- "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"
- something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
- A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
- A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
- An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms
- A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
- A handbill consisting of an advertisement.
- Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”).
Verb
Verb Forms: heralded, heralding, heralds
- To announce or proclaim formally; to foreshadow.
- foreshadow or presage
- praise vociferously
- greet enthusiastically or joyfully
- To proclaim or announce an event.
- To greet something with excitement; to hail.
Examples
- Daffodils are heralds of Spring.
- Daffodils herald the Spring.
- My opponent’s confident smile seemed to HERALD a powerful, high-scoring play.
- Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.
- The film was heralded by critics.
- The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin heraldus, from Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Doublet of Harold and Harald; compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.
Synonyms
acclaim, announce, annunciate, forerunner, foretell, hail, harbinger, precursor, predecessor, trumpeter, bode, declare, disclose, forerun, herald, impart, make known, proclaim, promulgate, promulge, publish, pursuivant
Scrabble Score: 10
herald: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordherald: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
herald: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary