Who is a forerunner?

A forerunner is a person or thing that precedes or comes before others in a particular activity, movement, or development. They are often seen as pioneers or trailblazers in their field.

A forerunner is someone or something that comes before something else and acts as an indication of what is to come. Often, forerunners are early examples of a certain type of thing.

For example, the first movie about space travel was a forerunner to the many other movies that would follow about the topic. The first car that was produced was a forerunner to all the other innumerable cars that have been produced since. The first computer was a forerunner to the sophisticated computers we all use today.