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 According to prosecutors, Gelacio had met up with a drug courier while docked in Ecuador, and agreed to transport the cocaine to a drug cartel in Mexico while en route to California. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for courier

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The series guides us through the web of feuding smugglers and law enforcement crackdowns that connect the Sunshine State to the fauna of Madagascar, Indonesia, Malaysia, and many more countries.

— Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
The new docuseries, ‘Monsters of God’, explores the underworld of reptile trafficking—one filled with exotic creatures, smugglers, drugs, weapons, special agents, and zoo connections.

— ForbesTV, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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An mRNA vaccine, or messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine, is a type of immunization that uses a copy of a molecule called messenger RNA to help the body create an effective immune response.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Separately, the federal tech ministry has also asked Meta’s WhatsApp messenger to delay the launch of its new usernames feature — which allows users to connect without sharing numbers — over impersonation and digital arrest concerns.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026