Herald — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(formal) a person who announces important news

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɪstəplˌæzmɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛɹəld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛɹəld/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɪstəplˌæzmɪn/.

Examples

the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet
The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

forerunner predecessor annunciate hail foretell precursor harbinger acclaim trumpeter announce

Parts of Speech

noun	(formal) a person who announces important news “the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet”
noun	something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
verb	foreshadow or presage
verb	praise vociferously “The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein”
verb	greet enthusiastically or joyfully

Word Forms

trumpet	verb	utter in trumpet-like sounds
harbinger	verb	foreshadow or presage
herald	verb	foreshadow or presage
annunciator	noun	an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard)
harbinger	noun	something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
herald	noun	something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
acclamation	noun	enthusiastic approval
acclaim	noun	enthusiastic approval
hail	noun	enthusiastic greeting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Herold

(formell) eine Person, die wichtige Neuigkeiten verkündet

🇫🇷French

héraut

(formel) une personne qui annonce des nouvelles importantes

🇪🇸Spanish

heraldo

(formal) una persona que anuncia noticias importantes

🇮🇹Italian

araldo

(formale) persona che annuncia notizie importanti

🇳🇱Dutch

heraut

(formeel) een persoon die belangrijk nieuws aankondigt

🇵🇹Portuguese

arauto

(formal) uma pessoa que anuncia notícias importantes

🇷🇺Russian

вестник

(формальный) человек, сообщающий важные новости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूचना देना

(औपचारिक) वह व्यक्ति जो महत्वपूर्ण समाचारों की घोषणा करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হেরাল্ড

(আনুষ্ঠানিক) একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ খবর ঘোষণা করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிவிப்பாளர்

(முறையான) முக்கியமான செய்திகளை அறிவிக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

హెరాల్డ్

(అధికారిక) ముఖ్యమైన వార్తలను ప్రకటించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

हेराल्ड

(औपचारिक) महत्वाची बातमी जाहीर करणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેરાલ્ડ

(ઔપચારિક) એક વ્યક્તિ જે મહત્વપૂર્ણ સમાચારની જાહેરાત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆರಾಲ್ಡ್

(ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ) ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಸುದ್ದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹെറാൾഡ്

(ഔപചാരികം) പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട വാർത്തകൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੇਰਾਲਡ

(ਰਸਮੀ) ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਣ ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہیرالڈ

(رسمی) ایک شخص جو اہم خبروں کا اعلان کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

先驱报

（正式）宣布重要消息的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ヘラルド

（正式）重要なニュースを発表する人

🇰🇷Korean

전령

(형식적으로) 중요한 소식을 알리는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

báo trước

(chính thức) người thông báo tin tức quan trọng

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ประกาศ

(คำไม่เป็นทางการ) บุคคลที่ประกาศข่าวสำคัญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bentara

(formal) orang yang mengumumkan berita penting

🇵🇭Filipino

tagapagbalita

(pormal) isang taong nagpahayag ng mahalagang balita

🇲🇾Malay

bentara

(formal) orang yang mengumumkan berita penting

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هيرالد

(رسمي) الشخص الذي يعلن عن أخبار مهمة

🇮🇷Persian

منادی

(رسمی) شخصی که اخبار مهمی را اعلام می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

haberci

(resmi) önemli haberleri duyuran kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבַשֵׂר

(פורמלי) אדם שמודיע על חדשות חשובות

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