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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
If someone offers to send a courier to your home to pick up a donation check right now, hang up and send a complaint to the Attorney General.
And be deliberate.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
The courier’s primary air cargo sorting and handling facility is located at Memphis International Airport, which is one of the airports affected by the cutbacks.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Jackpocket is the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Votes also came in for Kenny Pittman, a 56-year-old marketing executive and former Eagle City Council member; Danielle Davis, a 52-year-old tax accountant; Beth Haney, a 60-year-old nurse practitioner and former mayor of Yorba Linda, California; and Tom Letz, a 61-year-old courier.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
The courier’s primary air cargo sorting and handling facility is located at Memphis International Airport, which is one of the airports affected by the cutbacks.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Jackpocket is the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Votes also came in for Kenny Pittman, a 56-year-old marketing executive and former Eagle City Council member; Danielle Davis, a 52-year-old tax accountant; Beth Haney, a 60-year-old nurse practitioner and former mayor of Yorba Linda, California; and Tom Letz, a 61-year-old courier.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courier
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So can those who set prices; deal with Mexican cartel suppliers; launder money; establish drug houses; and pay smugglers, intermediaries and others.—
Kevin Krause,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Yes, arrest the murderers, drug lords and gang members, thieves and smugglers.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
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When the oily messenger arrives at the hotel, Lucy is confused and devastated.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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By releasing messenger molecules called neurotransmitters that open and close ion channels, neurons can nudge their neighbors’ membrane potentials up or down.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Courier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courier. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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