| precursor | n 1. forerunner, pelopor: Euclid, the ~ of modern geometricians, Euclid, pelopor ahli geometri moden; 2. sign, omen, bunga-bunga, petanda: years of political unrest that were the ~ of the war to come, keadaan politik yg tdk tenteram yg sudah bertahun-tahun lamanya itu merupakan bunga-bunga akan terjadinya perang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forerunner | n 1. predecessor, a. (person) pelopor, perintis: the story-teller of old is the ~ of the modern novelist, penglipur lara masa lampau ialah pelopor novelis moden; b. (thing) perintis: the steam engine is the ~ of today’s fast locomotives, enjin wap ialah perintis lokomotif laju hari ini; 2. sign, symptom, alamat, tanda-tanda: the ~s of approaching spring, tanda-tanda musim bunga yg akan tiba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| apostle | n 1. often A~, one of twelve messengers sent forth by Christ to preach the Gospel, hawari; 2. first prominent, successful, Christian missionary in a country, mubaligh Kristian yg pertama dan ulung; 3. leader of reform, new cause, pelopor, perintis, pengasas: an ~ of socialism,pelopor sosialisme; 4. ardent supporter,penyokong kuat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pioneer | n 1. early settler, peneroka: the ~s went through many hardships, peneroka-peneroka itu menempuh pelbagai kesusahan; 2. forerunner, perintis, pelopor: one of the ~s of aviation, salah seorang perintis bidang penerbangan; ~ research, kajian perintis; a ~ industry, industri perintis; he did much of the ~ work in antibiotics, dia banyak membuat kajian perintis dlm bidang antibiotik; 3. (mil) anggota kumpulan rintis; 4. (ecol) spesies perintis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |