Thesaurus results for COURIER

courier

noun

ˈku̇r-ē-ər

Definition of courier

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 Following their instructions, my father went to his bank, wired $300,000 to a nearby coin dealer, purchased gold, and handed it to a courier sent to his home. — Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026 Ruth Greenglass confessed to being a courier at Los Alamos and never spent a single night in jail. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 The story follows Kiki, a young witch who moves to the port city of Koriko with her cat Jiji and starts a flying courier service. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 July 2026 Kroutsick initially gave him a job tending the kitchen fires but after a year, my father’s German was so good that Kroutsick promoted him to his courier and moved him into his villa on the slaughterhouse grounds. — Jason Prokowiew, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for courier

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Noun

Sanchez said that the ruling had been intentionally misconstrued by migrant smugglers to convince thousands of people to cross by swimming around the border fence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Spanish officials said smugglers may have exploited the court ruling.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of smuggler

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The messenger planet will also make an opposition to powerhouse Pluto, suggesting that a significant partnership could potentially challenge your point of view, or plans for the future.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
In the space of a week, a flaw in a leading bitcoin hardware wallet left users’ funds vulnerable and Russia moved against the founder of a messenger marketed on privacy.

— Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026