courier
noun
cou·ri·er
ˈku̇r-ē-ər 
ˈkər-ē-,
ˈkə-rē-
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
c
: a member of the armed services whose duties include carrying mail, information, or supplies
2
: a traveler's paid attendant
especially
: a tourists' guide employed by a travel agency
Examples of courier in a Sentence
Police recently arrested a drug courier in our neighborhood.
A courier just left a package for you on the porch.
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Chen conned the victim into paying couriers money to fix the computer, the FBI alleges.
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Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Authorities said Ramos-Soto was one of the couriers posing as a bail bondsman.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
When Regina couriers over a copy of Blake the background actor’s spec script and some threatening fan mail from a particularly overenthusiastic Wavey ’shipper, Elsbeth undertakes a one-woman table read.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
In most cases, this technology is synchronized by connecting to marketplaces, the brand's own store and the courier company to group an order's movements within the same interface.
—David Barberá Costarrosa, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Authorities said Ramos-Soto was one of the couriers posing as a bail bondsman.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
When Regina couriers over a copy of Blake the background actor’s spec script and some threatening fan mail from a particularly overenthusiastic Wavey ’shipper, Elsbeth undertakes a one-woman table read.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
In most cases, this technology is synchronized by connecting to marketplaces, the brand's own store and the courier company to group an order's movements within the same interface.
—David Barberá Costarrosa, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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courier
noun
cou·ri·er
ˈku̇r-ē-ər
ˈkər-ē-,
ˈkə-rē-
: a messenger especially in the diplomatic service
Etymology
Middle English courrier "a person who carries (runs) messages from one place to another quickly," from early Italian corriere (same meaning), derived from Latin currere "to run" — related to current
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