foregoer
One who precedes
A foregoer is one who goes before—a predecessor or precursor.
The word is rare and literary, appearing mostly in older texts: The foregoers of modern democracy.
It can also mean one who foregoes something, though this sense is even less common.
First to forge ahead
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
settler · discoverer · adventurer · frontiersman · colonist · homesteader · visionary · trendsetter
One who came first
- forebearAncestral family member
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- antecedentSomething that precedes
grandparent · great-grandparent · patriarch · matriarch · lineage · bloodline · heritage · ancestry
One who foreshadows
- precursorSomething that comes first
- omenProphetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
- signMark conveying information
signal · indicator · forewarning · presage · foreshadowing · augury · foretoken · prognostic
trailblazer
First to forge ahead
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
explorer · settler · discoverer · adventurer · frontiersman · colonist · homesteader · visionary · trendsetter · maverick
predecessor
One who came first
- forebearAncestral family member
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- progenitorAncestor or originator
antecedent · grandparent · great-grandparent · patriarch · matriarch · lineage · bloodline · heritage · ancestry · genealogy
harbinger
One who foreshadows
sign · signal · indicator · forewarning · presage · foreshadowing · augury · foretoken · prognostic · warning
founder
One who begins something
- creatorOne who produces something
- architectBuilding design professional
- authorCreator of written works
inventor · initiator · generator · source · genesis · begetter · progenitor · procreator · producer · parent
foregoersuccessor
One who replaces another
follower · aftercomer · descendant · descendent · latecomer
foregoerdescendant
Person from earlier generations
descendent · offspring · progeny · child · inheritor
- foregone conclusionsResults assumed beforehand