diplomatic courier messenger

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• Courier — For the popular monospace typeface, see Courier (typeface). For other uses, see Courier (disambiguation). A courier is a person or a company who delivers messages, packages, and mail. Couriers are distinguished from ordinary mail services by… …   Wikipedia

• messenger — n. 1 a person who carries a message. 2 a person employed to carry messages. Phrases and idioms: King s (or Queen s) Messenger a courier in the diplomatic service. messenger RNA a form of RNA carrying genetic information from DNA to a ribosome.… …   Useful english dictionary

• courier — Synonyms and related words: Gyropilot, Hermes, Iris, Mercury, Paul Revere, Pheidippides, automatic pilot, bearer, boatheader, boatsteerer, carrier, cicerone, commissionaire, cowherd, coxswain, diplomatic courier, dragoman, drover, emissary, envoy …   Moby Thesaurus

• courier — [koor′ē ər, kʉr′yər] n. [ME corour (< OFr coreor < LL curritor) & courier (< OFr courrier < It corriere), both ult. < L currere, to run: see CURRENT] 1. a messenger sent in haste or on a regular schedule with important or urgent… …   English World dictionary

• courier — /kerr ee euhr, koor /, n. 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… …   Universalium

• courier — cour•i•er [[t]ˈkɜr i ər, ˈkʊər [/t]] n. 1) a messenger, usu. bearing news, 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) brit. a tour… …   From formal English to slang

• courier — noun Etymology: Middle French courrier, from Old Italian corriere, from correre to run, from Latin currere Date: 1579 1. messenger: as a. a member of a diplomatic service entrusted with bearing messages b. (1) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Queen's Messenger — noun (in the UK) a courier in the diplomatic service …   English new terms dictionary

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• nuncio — Synonyms and related words: Hermes, Iris, Mercury, Paul Revere, Pheidippides, ambassador, ambassadress, apostolic delegate, attache, career diplomat, carrier, chancellor, charge, commercial attache, commissionaire, consul, consul general,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Hermes — Synonyms and related words: Agdistis, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Ate, Athena, Bacchus, Ceres, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Despoina, Diana, Dionysus, Dis, Eros, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother, Hades, Helios,… …   Moby Thesaurus