herald
A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
Noun 4 meanings
A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
“The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.”
A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
“Daffodils and robins are heralds of Spring.”
An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms
“Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.”
A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
Verb 2 meanings
To proclaim or announce an event.
“Daffodils herald the Spring.”
To greet something with excitement; to hail.
“The film was heralded by critics.”
Etymology
From Latin heraldus, from Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”).
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HERALD at a glance
HERALD has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (H 4 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + L 1 + D 2) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,577 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with herald
All rhymes- BALD7
- EMERALD10
- WALD8
- HEALD9
- WEALD9
- SCALD8
- RIBALD9
- PIEBALD12
- SKALD10
- WOALD9
- YALD8
- SKEWBALD18
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