heralds

Noun

herald (plural heralds)

1. A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
   • The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.

   Synonyms:

   bode

2. A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
   • Daffodils and robins are heralds of Spring.
3. An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms
   • Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.

   Synonyms:

   pursuivant

4. A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
5. A handbill consisting of an advertisement.
   • New this season will be a 20-sheet poster depicting 21 K-M elephants parading to local Chevrolet agencies. Deal calls for use of the 20-sheet on poster panels where the auto agency has space allotment. Smaller versions of the same art also will be used.
     Circulation of Kelly-Miller heralds, which...1951 February 24, Billboard, page 52

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