courier
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈkʊr.i.ər/
:
mensajero
- This is your wake-up cassette, and this came to the office for you by courier.
- couriers deliver packages
- a courier service
- drug courier
Yeah, well, you know, George Washington was a Courier for General Braddock, one of the English generals during the French and Indian War.
- Yeah, well, you know, George Washington was a Courier for General Braddock, one of the English generals during the French and Indian War.
- Meaning I started earning my first money actually by being a bicycle Courier, driving out sandwiches that people ordered here in that city.
- We're doing bits and it's all profit and we're using couriers.
- So as we were still filming, as they got footage delivered to them on hard drives through the mail or couriers, they would get the footage.
- So interestingly, they don't couriers, yeah, they don't trust.
- It was about a bunch of mountain biking, crime fighting, mountain biking couriers, great in London.
Examples
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The other two couriers died in the forest.
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Have you ever done courier work? - No. - No.
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Any update on the courier, who sent the photo?
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I'll send it by courier this afternoon.
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"Gentlemen, we have to send a courier to Worcester and warn the town."
Fiction book (2000) -
And this means making sure that the couriers will bring goods in time where it's needed.
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Meaning I started earning my first money actually by being a bicycle Courier, driving out sandwiches that people ordered here in that city.
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I opened the door to find a uniformed courier on my porch.
Fiction book (2000) -
When Desai heard the sound of battle to the north, he'd halted his men and sent a Courier to get news.
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The courier delivered the important documents right on time.
Synonyms
258
2.4
A person who delivers letters or small packages to other people
238
2.9
A person or company that delivers letters and packages
96
1.0
A person who delivers letters and packages to people's homes and businesses
63
5.0
A person who carries a coffin at a funeral
60
2.1
A person who delivers messages and small packages between offices
38
1.0
A person who delivers letters and parcels to homes and businesses
7
2.0
A person who delivers letters and packages to homes and businesses
6
2.3
A boy who delivers messages and does small jobs for a business
5
1.4
A person who brings packages or food to people's homes
4
2.3
A person who delivers mail and packages to homes and shops
1
2.7
A person who brings packages to homes or businesses
1
2.0
A woman who delivers letters and packages to homes and businesses
1
8.4
A person who delivers letters and parcels to homes and shops
A woman who brings packages to people's homes or shops
A woman who delivers letters and packages to homes and shops
A boy who rode a horse to deliver mail in the past
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Etymology
Courier comes from the old Latin word currere, which means 'to run' and is the same root behind the common word course. So a courier is literally a 'runner' who carries and delivers messages and packages.