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forerunner

noun
  1. A runner at the front or ahead.

  2. By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.

  3. A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.

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