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as in smuggler
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
under wartime rationing, the only way to obtain some foods was from a courier
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as in messenger
one that carries a message or does an errand
a courier just delivered a package for you
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Recent Examples of courier
Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, Osama bin Laden’s courier, opens fire from behind a door of the guesthouse.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The plot will introduce a new protagonist—a courier delivering a package—who finds himself in the middle of a Raccoon City outbreak.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
The courier heads to the store and asks for approval before making a purchase.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
The scheme participants instruct victims to withdraw money to be kept safe by a courier who will arrive in person.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The plot will introduce a new protagonist—a courier delivering a package—who finds himself in the middle of a Raccoon City outbreak.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
The courier heads to the store and asks for approval before making a purchase.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
The scheme participants instruct victims to withdraw money to be kept safe by a courier who will arrive in person.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for courier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courier
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That day, six medium-sized speedboats, belonging to drug traffickers or smugglers, had sought refuge from a storm among the breakwaters and docks of the port.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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Police operations led to the arrest of 480 smugglers last year, the French Interior Ministry said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Apr. 2026
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If Darwin was the messenger from There, filing from afar to Victorian England, Attenborough is the grand master of Here.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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According to Plunge, cold-water immersion triggers norepinephrine, a chemical messenger that delivers a burst of energy while sharpening focus.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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“Courier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courier. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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