Main Entry:

mes·sen·ger

Pronunciation:

\ˈme-s^ən-jər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English messangere, from Anglo-French messager, messanger, from message

Date:

14th century

1: one who bears a message or does an errand: as aarchaic : forerunner, herald b: a dispatch bearer in government or military service c: an employee who carries messages 2: a light line used in hauling a heavier line (as between ships)3: a substance (as a hormone) that mediates a biological effect4: messenger rna