Precursor: n. and adj. (word coming from the Latin praecursor “scout”, from praecurrere “to run forward”).
Note: In the feminine, we also sometimes write precursory on the model of Canadian French.
The word "precursor" has several meanings:
1. Person who announces, prepares the arrival of another.
Saint John the Baptist, precursor of Christ.
A person whose doctrine and works paved the way for a great character, for a movement.
She is hailed as a bold pioneer...
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