herald: meaning and definitions

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What is herald?

What is herald?

  • A person who carries or proclaims important news; a messenger.
  • One that gives a sign or indication of something to come; a harbinger: The crocus is a herald of spring.
  • An official whose specialty is heraldry.
  • An official formerly charged with making royal proclamations and bearing messages of state between sovereigns.
  • An official who formerly made proclamations and conveyed challenges at a tournament.
  • To proclaim; announce: cheers that heralded the team's arrival.

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