Herald

Classic masthead word

Herald appears as a proper noun primarily in newspaper names—publications that announce the news to their communities: The Miami Herald, The Sydney Morning Herald.

It's also used as a given name, though uncommon. (Lowercase herald means an announcer or messenger.)

newspaper

gazette

Official published journal

journal · register · standard · star · sun · times · post · courier · dispatch · press

Categories
Opposites
announcement/communication

Heraldconcealer

Cosmetic for hiding flaws

suppressor · silencer · censor · hider · obscurer

temporal signaling

Heraldepilogue

Concluding literary section

aftermath · postscript · conclusion · coda · swan song

social/ceremonial role

Heraldsecret agent

Clandestine government operative

spy · confidant · whisperer

Phrases
Family

heraldry, heraldic

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G