Meaning of COURIER
| Pronunciation: | | 'kureeur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a person who carries a message |
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| | Synonyms: | | messenger |
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| | See Also: | | bearer, conveyer, conveyor, dispatch rider, errand boy, herald, messenger boy, process-server, runner, traveler, traveller, trumpeter | |
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| | Definition: | | \Cou"ri*er\ (k??"r?-?r), n. [F. courrier, fr. courre,
courir, to run, L. currere. See {Course}, {Current}.]
1. A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or
dispatches, usually on public business.
The wary Bassa . . . by speedy couriers, advertised
Solyman of the enemy's purpose. --Knolles.
2. An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make
arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the
way.
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| | Related Terms: | | automatic pilot, bearer, boatheader, boatsteerer, carrier, cicerone, commissionaire, cowherd, coxswain, diplomatic courier, dragoman, drover, emissary, envoy, estafette, express, goatherd, go-between, guide, guidepost, guider, Gyropilot, helmsman, herd, herdsman, Hermes, internuncio, Iris, Mercury, message-bearer, messenger, navigator, nuncio, Paul Revere, Pheidippides, pilot, pointer, post, postboy, postrider, river pilot, runner, shepherd, steerer, steersman, tour director, tour guide |
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