- Forerunner - He was in the office before you - One replacing another - Precursor - prototype - One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any
state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after,
in any office or position.
- Forerunner - Forerunner, Omen - Omen - Precursor - One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of
the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when
traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings. - A forerunner; a precursor; a messenger. - To usher in; to be a harbinger of.