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Definitions for Courier

[1] a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.
[2] any means of carrying news, messages, etc., regularly.
[3] the conveyance used by a courier, as an airplane or ship.
[4] Chiefly British . a tour guide for a travel agency.
[5] a special messenger, esp one carrying diplomatic correspondence
[6] a person who makes arrangements for or accompanies a group of travellers on a journey or tour
[7] (tr) to send (a parcel, letter, etc) by courier

Words related to Courier

gofer, go-between, bearer, runner, express, envoy, herald, carrier, emissary, gopher, internuncio, dispatcher, intelligencer

Words nearby Courier

courbet, courbevoie, coureur de bois, courgette, courie, courier, courlan, courland, cournand, courrèges, course

Origin of Courier

1350–1400; < Middle French cour(r)ier < Italian corriere, equivalent to corr(ere ) to run (< Latin currere ) + -iere < Latin -ārius -ary; replacing Middle English corour < Anglo-French cor(i)our, Old French coreor < Late Latin curritor runner; see current, -tor

Word origin for Courier

C16: from Old French courrier, from Old Latin corriere, from correre to run, from Latin currere

Synonyms for Courier

bearer, carrier, dispatcher, emissary, envoy, express, go-between, gofer, gopher, herald, internuncio, runner, intelligencer