voorloper

Dutch

From Middle Dutch vōrelôper. Equivalent to voor +‎ loper.

voorloper m (plural voorlopers, diminutive voorlopertje n)

forerunner, precursor, someone or something that prefigures or is an antecedent of something or someone else
De uitvinding van de telegraaf was een belangrijke voorloper van moderne communicatiemiddelen.
The invention of the telegraph was an important forerunner of modern communication devices.
forerunner, someone who runs, or otherwise goes, in front
De atleet fungeert als de voorloper in de estafetterace.
The athlete acts as the forerunner in the relay race.

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