"premonitor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: premonitors [plural]
Etymology: From Latin praemonitor. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|praemonitor}} Latin praemonitor, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} premonitor (plural premonitors)
  1. One who, or that which, gives premonition; a harbinger Translations (one who, or that which, gives premonition): prémoniteur [masculine] (French), prémonitrice [feminine] (French), premonitore (Italian)
    Sense id: en-premonitor-en-noun-139hNmNE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 19 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 64 12 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 76 7 17 Disambiguation of 'one who, or that which, gives premonition': 98 2
  2. A forerunner; a predecessor.
    Sense id: en-premonitor-en-noun-BwdftHH7

Verb

Forms: premonitors [present, singular, third-person], premonitoring [participle, present], premonitored [participle, past], premonitored [past]
Etymology: From Latin praemonitor. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|praemonitor}} Latin praemonitor, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} premonitor (third-person singular simple present premonitors, present participle premonitoring, simple past and past participle premonitored)
  1. To monitor beforehand.
    Sense id: en-premonitor-en-verb-bXqFsc8v

Inflected forms

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