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messenger

noun

ˈme-sᵊn-jər

Definition of messenger

as in courier

one that carries a message or does an errand the messenger comes by twice a day to pick up packages

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Recent Examples of messenger According to the brand, the cream’s proprietary N|A3 technology limits the amount of stress cortisol in the skin while boosting its chemical well-being messengers. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026 If a manager gives away the task but keeps all judgment and approval, the employee becomes a messenger rather than an owner. — Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 That initiative pairs law enforcement with community navigators and credible messengers to engage at-risk young people and their families. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 In Parkinson’s disease, neurons producing a chemical messenger called dopamine degenerate, and the dopamine itself cannot cross from the bloodstream into the brain. — Mallory Green, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for messenger

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Noun

Unlike a human courier, a robot doesn't collect tips or earn money for each delivery.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
First, as medical courier Bryan Hodukavich in Resident Evil, he was forced to contend with an onslaught of mutant zombie monsters.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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Hundreds of runners in purple briefs took to the streets of Johannesburg last Friday to raise awareness of prostate cancer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Jackson Chourio and Jake Bauers opened the bottom of the first with consecutive singles to put runners on the corners.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of runner

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