Meaning of Herald | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
2. A surname.
3. A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
4. A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
5. An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms
6. A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
7. A handbill consisting of an advertisement.

Equivalents

Examples

“The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.”

“Daffodils are heralds of Spring.”

“Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.”

“New this season will be a 20-sheet poster depicting 21 K-M elephants parading to local Chevrolet agencies. Deal calls for use of the 20-sheet on poster panels where the auto agency has space allotment. Smaller versions of the same art also will be used. Circulation of Kelly-Miller heralds, which last season averaged between 5,000 and 6,000 copies per stand, will be in for one of the greatest boosts this year.”

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