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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The courier came to collect tens of thousands from the woman.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
After locking out its 2,100 union couriers, truck drivers and warehouse workers on June 8, the workers went on strike and began picketing the package delivery firm’s 18 facilities.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 June 2025
In Death Stranding 2, players control a courier who trips over rocks, experiences sunburn, and faces his own possible obsolescence.
—Simon Parkin, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
The jury has already heard from several former assistants, who, like Paul, testified that they were expected to act as drug and cash couriers for Combs.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
After locking out its 2,100 union couriers, truck drivers and warehouse workers on June 8, the workers went on strike and began picketing the package delivery firm’s 18 facilities.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 June 2025
In Death Stranding 2, players control a courier who trips over rocks, experiences sunburn, and faces his own possible obsolescence.
—Simon Parkin, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
The jury has already heard from several former assistants, who, like Paul, testified that they were expected to act as drug and cash couriers for Combs.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
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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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