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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vōrelôper. Equivalent to voor + loper. Doublet of plopper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvoːrˌloː.pər/
- Hyphenation: voor‧lo‧per
Noun
voorloper m (plural voorlopers, diminutive voorlopertje n)
- forerunner, precursor, someone or something that prefigures or is an antecedent of something or someone else
De uitvinding van de telegraaf was een belangrijke voorloper van moderne communicatiemiddelen.- The invention of the telegraph was an important forerunner of modern communication devices.
- forerunner, someone who runs, or otherwise goes, in front
De atleet fungeert als de voorloper in de estafetterace.- The athlete acts as the forerunner in the relay race.
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