herald
IPA: hˈɛrʌɫd
noun
- A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
- A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
- (heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms.
- (entomology) A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
- (advertising) A handbill consisting of an advertisement.
- A surname.
- A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
- Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”) [(UK, archaic) A long-tailed duck, of species Clangula hyemalis.]
verb
- (transitive) To proclaim or announce an event.
- (transitive, usually passive) To greet something with excitement; to hail.
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Examples of "herald" in Sentences
- The heraldic beast of Bern is the bear.
- The source provided is from The Herald.
- It is also the heraldic bird of the island.
- A herald announces the arrival of the Queen.
- The exclusives were represented by the Herald.
- The bear is the heraldic animal of his country.
- He is regarded as the herald of the Renaissance.
- The bee is also the heraldic emblem of the Barberini.
- She is the herald of the apocalypse, the harbinger of death.
- He writes for the The Sun Herald and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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