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   cour·i·er

   /ˈko͝orēər/

   noun

   • 1. a company or employee of a company that transports commercial packages and documents: "the check was dispatched by courier" Similar messengerspecial messengerdispatch riderletter carriermail carrierrunnerbearermessage bearermessage carrierdelivery mandelivery womanconveyorenvoyemissaryharbingerheraldhistorical:pursuivantarchaic:forerunnerlegateestafette
   • ▪ a messenger for an underground or espionage organization: "a courier disguised as a commercial traveler"
   • 2. a person employed to guide and assist a group of tourists. British Similar representativeguidetour guidetravel guidetour company representativedragomantour directorinformal:(holiday) rep

   verb

   • 1. send or transport (goods or documents) by courier: "your order can be couriered to you in three days"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a person sent to run with a message): originally from Old French coreor; later from French courier (now courrier), from Italian corriere; based on Latin currere ‘to run’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › courierCourier Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : messenger: such as. a. : a member of a diplomatic (see diplomatic sense 2) service entrusted with bearing messages. b (1) : an espionage agent transferring secret information. (2) : a runner of contraband (see contraband sense 2) drug couriers.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOURIER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COURIER definition: 1. a person or company that takes messages, letters, or parcels from one person or place to…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOURIER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   COURIER meaning: 1. a person or company that takes messages, letters, or parcels from one person or place to…. Learn more.

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   Courier definition: a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.. See examples of COURIER used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOURIER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A courier is a person who is paid to take letters and parcels direct from one place to another. He worked as a motorcycle courier. The cheques were delivered to the bank by a private courier firm.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › courierCourier - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A courier is a person you trust with delivering important messages or packages. Let your mail carrier deliver your credit card bill and the form letter from the “Save the Orchids” foundation, but trust a courier with your book contract or birth certificate.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › courierCourier Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Courier definition: A messenger, especially one on official diplomatic business.