noun
- a person or thing that foreshadows; something that indicates or suggests what will happen in the future
Usage: relatively uncommon; derived from the verb 'foreshadow'
Examples
- The dark clouds were a foreshadower of the storm to come.
- Early sales figures proved to be a foreshadower of the product's eventual success.
- The character's strange behavior in Act One served as a foreshadower of the tragedy ahead.
- Economic indicators often act as foreshadowers of market trends.
- The opening scene was a foreshadower of the film's darker themes.