Definition
A person or thing that foreshadows; something that serves as a sign or hint of what will come later.
Etymology
Formed by adding the agent noun suffix '-er' to 'foreshadow'. The '-er' suffix, from Old English origins, typically creates nouns meaning 'one who does' the action of the verb. This creates a noun for the thing or person providing the foreshadowing.
Kelly Says
The word 'foreshadower' is rare but powerful in literary criticism—it lets scholars point to a specific scene or character that acts as a warning sign for later events, making it a technical term English teachers love for analyzing narrative structure.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ነገር ነው
en-de ne-ger ne-w
BNবাংলা
পূর্বাভাসক
poor-ba-bha-as-k
CACatalà
previsor
pre-vi-sor
CSČeština
předpovědce
pred-po-ve-d-ce
DADansk
forudsiger
for-ud-si-ger
DEDeutsch
Vorhersager
for-hers-a-ger
ELΕλληνικά
προφήτης
pro-phi-tis
ESEspañol
prefigurador
pre-fig-u-ra-dor
FAفارسی
پیشگویی
pee-she-goo-ee
FISuomi
ennustaja
en-nu-staja
FRFrançais
préfigureur
pre-fee-gyr-ur
GUGU
પહેલેથી જાણવા
peh-le-thi ja-nva
HIहिन्दी
भविष्यवाणीकर्ता
bha-vi-sha-va-ni-kar-ta
HUMagyar
előrejelző
el-ore-je-l-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang meramalkan
orang yang me-ra-mal-kan
ITItaliano
prefigurador
pre-fig-u-ra-dor
KMKM
ប្រាប់មុន
bra-ap mun
KO한국어
미래를 예고하는 사람
mi-rae-reul ye-go-ha-neun sa-ram
MRMR
आधीच सांगितले
a-dhi-ch sa-ngi-ta-le
MSBahasa Melayu
orang yang meramalkan
orang yang me-ra-mal-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျမ်းပြော
kya-m-prau
NLNederlands
voorspeller
voor-spel-ler
NONorsk
forutsigende
for-ut-si-gen-de
PAPA
ਪਹਿਲਾਂ જਾਣ
peh-la-n ja-n
PTPortuguês
prefigurador
pre-fig-u-ra-dor
RORomână
prevestitor
pre-ves-ti-tor
RUРусский
пророчество
pro-ro-che-stvo
SVSvenska
förutspådare
for-ut-spad-are
SWKiswahili
mchawi
m-cha-wi
TAதமிழ்
விளக்கம்
vi-lak-kam
TEతెలుగు
ముందుగా తెలియజేసేవారు
mun-du-ga te-li-ya-je-se-va-ru
THไทย
ผู้บ่งบอกล่วงหน้า
poo-bong-bok luang na
TLTL
tagapag-hula
ta-ga-pa-gu-la
TRTürkçe
geleceği haber veren
ge-le-ce-gi ha-ber ve-ren
UKУкраїнська
пророк
pro-rok
VITiếng Việt
người tiên tri
nguoi tien tri
ZUZU
isithunzi
i-si-thunzi