About The Word Courier
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Courier
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What's The Definition Of Courier?
[n] a person who carries a message
Synonyms | Synonyms for Courier: messenger Related Terms | Find terms related to Courier: 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 See Also | bearer | conveyer | conveyor | dispatch rider | errand boy | herald | messenger boy | process-server | runner | traveler | traveller | trumpeter Courier In Webster's Dictionary \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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