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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 next talks between the national courier and the union will take place Wednesday.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
Questions were asked about the following sectors: well-being, personal care and beauty, financial and legal services, retail, technology, sports and exercise, entertainment, leisure and hospitality, household goods and services and couriers, delivery and postal services.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The use of couriers, which have been operating for several years in Texas, became widely discussed during the 2023 legislative session when lawmakers questioned then-Executive Director Gary Grief about them.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Baek uses some local gangsters, posing as regular mail couriers, to distribute the guns.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 25 July 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
Questions were asked about the following sectors: well-being, personal care and beauty, financial and legal services, retail, technology, sports and exercise, entertainment, leisure and hospitality, household goods and services and couriers, delivery and postal services.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The use of couriers, which have been operating for several years in Texas, became widely discussed during the 2023 legislative session when lawmakers questioned then-Executive Director Gary Grief about them.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Baek uses some local gangsters, posing as regular mail couriers, to distribute the guns.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courier
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That rhetoric has only amplified with Abrego Garcia’s criminal indictment in Tennessee, where federal prosecutors have called him not only a member, but a ringleader in the gang and a prolific human smuggler.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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With the support of villagers and a French smuggler, Grau embarks on a dangerous mission that jeopardizes his own life and that of his family, while reigniting wounds from the still-recent Spanish Civil War.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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All three voter blocs strongly favored Mayor Scott’s message and policies over the approach, by both GOP and Democratic politicians, that focused only on police as messengers and policing as a response to concerns about crime.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The mysterious spirit animal messengers that Ji-noo sends, a tiger and a magpie who represent the nobles and commoners of many Korean folk tales, needed to be otherworldly without being fully demonic.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Courier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courier. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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