Word: forerunner
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fore
run
ner
Definition: A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.
Morphemes:
Affix: fore-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; ahead or in front of.
Affix: run
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A literal or figurative path or course for movement relating to.
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.