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vorlaufer

vorlaufer noun: forerunner, especially a skier who skis a course before competitors in order to establish a standard time.

Noun

vorlaufer (plural vorlaufers)

  1. forerunner, especially a skier who skis a course before competitors in order to establish a standard time

Forms of vorlaufer

pluralvorlaufers

Origin of vorlaufer

From German Vorläufer.

Questions about vorlaufer

What does vorlaufer mean?
Vorlaufer means forerunner, especially a skier who skis a course before competitors in order to establish a standard time.
What part of speech is vorlaufer?
Vorlaufer is a noun.
What is the plural of vorlaufer?
The plural of vorlaufer is vorlaufers.

Words near vorlaufer in the dictionary

  1. vorishness
  2. Vorkosiverse
  3. Vorkuta
  4. vorlage
  5. vorlages
  6. vorlaufer
  7. vorlaufers
  8. vorlooper
  9. vorloopers
  10. Vormsi
  11. Vorndran

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