ancestor announcer antecedent avant-garde backwoodsman bellwether briar-hopper brush ape buccinator bushman bushwhacker clam digger cracker desert rat explorer forebear foregoer forerunner forester front runner fugleman groundbreaker guide harbinger herald hillbilly hinterlander innovator lead runner leader messenger mountain man mountaineer pathfinder piny pioneer point precedent precursor predecessor redneck ridge runner scout stormy petrel trailblazer trailbreaker vanguard vaunt-courier voortrekker woodlander woodman woodsman