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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
The attack comes as the U.S. Postal Service is using the month of June to run a national campaign to raise awareness to dog bites involving mail couriers.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
The player controls as Sam Porter Bridges, played by Norman Reedus, who is a courier risking his life via exposure to these deadly elements to deliver supplies to these fractured colonies.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 June 2025
Cui and Miller allegedly paid about $10,000 as a deposit for the cryptographic device through a courier in the U.S. and wire transfer to a U.S. bank account, officials said.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Now, though, he was led away as an international drug smuggler who had tried to bring 60 kilograms (132lb) of cannabis, with a street value of £600,000 ($815,000) into England, duping his girlfriend into being one of his couriers.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 6 June 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
The player controls as Sam Porter Bridges, played by Norman Reedus, who is a courier risking his life via exposure to these deadly elements to deliver supplies to these fractured colonies.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 June 2025
Cui and Miller allegedly paid about $10,000 as a deposit for the cryptographic device through a courier in the U.S. and wire transfer to a U.S. bank account, officials said.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Now, though, he was led away as an international drug smuggler who had tried to bring 60 kilograms (132lb) of cannabis, with a street value of £600,000 ($815,000) into England, duping his girlfriend into being one of his couriers.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courier
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In the Sahara, a smuggler, a paleoanthropologist, and a man on a rescue mission cross paths.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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There’s also rumored to be a tunnel in Toot’s basement that smugglers used during Prohibition to get resupplies from the waterfront.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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One of the elders rose from the church’s woven mats, walked to a small cabinet of lacquered wood, lifted its lid, and produced a large Israeli flag: this was the messenger’s gift.—
Pete McKenzie,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The researchers then sought to gain a deeper understanding of the biology underlying the connection between melatonin secretion and ADHD symptoms by examining levels of the inflammatory messenger interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the children’s blood.—
Paul McClure
June 09,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
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“Courier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courier. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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