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courier
messenger, esp. one on a diplomatic mission
Not to be confused with:
currier – a person who tans hides
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cou·ri·er
(ko͝or′ē-ər, kûr′-, kŭr′-)n.
1.
a. A messenger, especially one on official diplomatic business.
b. A spy carrying secret information.
2.
a. A personal attendant hired to make arrangements for a journey.
b. An employee of a travel agency serving as a guide for tourists.
[French courrier, from Old French, from Old Italian corriere, from correre, to run, from Latin currere; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]
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courier
(ˈkʊərɪə)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a special messenger, esp one carrying diplomatic correspondence
2. a person who makes arrangements for or accompanies a group of travellers on a journey or tour
vb
(tr) to send (a parcel, letter, etc) by courier
[C16: from Old French courrier, from Old Latin corriere, from correre to run, from Latin currere]
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cour•i•er
(ˈkɜr i ər, ˈkʊər-)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. a tour guide for a travel agency.
[1555–65; < Middle French < Italian corriere=corr(ere) to run (< Latin currere) + -iere < Latin -ārius -ary]
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courier
A messenger (usually a commissioned or warrant officer) responsible for the secure physical transmission and delivery of documents and material. Generally referred to as a command orlocal courier. See also armed forces courier.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
courier
British. a person hired by travelers to make arrangements for a tour and to act as guide.
See also: Guides and Guiding-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | courier - a person who carries a message dispatch rider - a messenger who carries military dispatches (usually on a motorcycle) herald, trumpeter - (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" bearer - a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings" errand boy, messenger boy - a boy who earns money by running errands process-server - someone who personally delivers a process (a writ compelling attendance in court) or court papers to the defendant runner - a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; "he sent a runner over with the contract" |
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courier
noun
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nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
رَسولساعٍمُرافِق السُّـيّاح
kurýrprůvodcespěšný posel
kurerrejselederturistguide
matkaopas
kurir
fararstjórihraîboîi
宅配業者
여행 안내원
gidaskurjerispasiuntinys
izsūtāmaiskurjerspavadonis
bud
คนเดินหนังสือ
người đưa thư
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
courier
[ˈkʊəriər] n
(delivering letters) → coursier/ère m/f
by courier → par coursier
They sent it by courier → Ils l'ont envoyé par coursier.
by courier → par coursier
They sent it by courier → Ils l'ont envoyé par coursier.
(for tourists) → accompagnateur/trice m/f
vt (= deliver by courier) (short distance) → envoyer par coursier; (long distance) → envoyer par messagerie
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
courier
n
(= tourist guide) → Reiseleiter(in) m(f)
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courier
[ˈkʊrɪəʳ] n (messenger) → corriere m; (for tourists) → accompagnatore/trice turistico/a, tour leader m/f invCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
courier
(ˈkuriə) noun1. a guide who travels with, and looks after, parties of tourists. a courier on a coach trip.
2. a messenger.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
courier
→ ساعٍ kurýr kurer Reiseleiter συνοδός τουριστών mensajero matkaopas coursier kurir corriere 宅配業者 여행 안내원 koerier kurer kurier mensageiro курьер bud คนเดินหนังสือ kurye người đưa thư 信使Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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