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
Not a high-tech satellite messenger or locator beacon, but a simple emergency whistle.
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 3 Oct. 2025
Goodall launched the Jane Goodall Institute and became a UN messenger of peace during her lifetime.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
The Party has failed to find both a singular message and messenger, Jon Allsop argues in his latest column.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Coupled with the fact that they're governed by Mercury, the messenger planet of communication, Atlas says Geminis should try their hand at starting their own blog or Substack to help channel and share their creative ideas and passions with the world.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 3 Oct. 2025
Goodall launched the Jane Goodall Institute and became a UN messenger of peace during her lifetime.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
The Party has failed to find both a singular message and messenger, Jon Allsop argues in his latest column.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Coupled with the fact that they're governed by Mercury, the messenger planet of communication, Atlas says Geminis should try their hand at starting their own blog or Substack to help channel and share their creative ideas and passions with the world.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messenger
Noun
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Jackpocket is the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Jackpocket is the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dowdle ran for more yards in two games than Saquon Barkley, a 2,000-yard runner in 2024, has managed in six games.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Full marathon runners will go by the National World War I Museum & Memorial, the Country Club Plaza, Waldo, Westport, 18th & Vine and other neighborhoods.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Messenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messenger. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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