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
More than 11,000 delegates, known as messengers, were attending.
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ABC News, 10 June 2026
Should a two-thirds majority of SBC messengers vote to approve the amendment, denominational procedures require that it be reintroduced next year and again garner a two-thirds majority in order to be adopted.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 8 June 2026
There’s a level of honesty that these two share with one another that can be delivered and hit because of who the messenger is.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 3 June 2026
With the messenger planet transiting your emotional territory, your thoughts, ideas and opinions are impossible to deny.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
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ABC News, 10 June 2026
Should a two-thirds majority of SBC messengers vote to approve the amendment, denominational procedures require that it be reintroduced next year and again garner a two-thirds majority in order to be adopted.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 8 June 2026
There’s a level of honesty that these two share with one another that can be delivered and hit because of who the messenger is.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 3 June 2026
With the messenger planet transiting your emotional territory, your thoughts, ideas and opinions are impossible to deny.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for messenger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messenger
Noun
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Before working with Firstwork, onboarding workers was chaotic, says courier growth and compliance manager Dasha Tarasenkova.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Legitimate emergencies don't require Venmo, wire transfers, or a courier showing up at your door.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The move was expected for Cox, 24, who has primarily been used as a pinch runner while trying to earn an everyday role.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
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Rowe, a Bloomfield senior, and White, an assistant coach, had noticed the fight the young runners exhibited during the race.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
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“Messenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messenger. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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