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vaunt-courier

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vaunt-cour⋅i⋅er

[vawnt-kur-ee-er, -koor-, vahnt-]
–noun Archaic.
a person who goes in advance, as a herald.

Origin:
1550–60; < F avant-courrier forerunner, herald. See avaunt, courier
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vaunt-cour·i·er   (vônt'kŏŏr'ē-ər, -kûr'-, kŭr'-, vŏnt'-)   
n.   Archaic
A person, such as a herald, sent in advance.

[Short for obsolete French avaunt-courier : Old French avaunt, in front; see vanguard + Old French courrier, messenger; see courier.]
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