vaunt-courier

American

[vawnt-kur-ee-er, -koor-, vahnt-] / ˈvɔntˌkɜr i ər, -ˌkʊər-, ˈvɑnt- /

noun

Archaic.

a person who goes in advance, as a herald.

vaunt-courier British

noun

archaic a person or thing that goes in advance; forerunner; herald

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Etymology

Origin of vaunt-courier

First recorded in 1550–60, vaunt-courier is from the French word avant-courrier forerunner, herald. See avaunt, courier

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"A mere vaunt-courier to announce the coming of his master."

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown

Still vaunt-courier to the King, As when he burst the bonds of Austria!

From Collected Poems Volume Two by Alfred Noyes

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