1
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in messenger
one that carries a message or does an errand
a courier just delivered a package for you
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of courier
The photo shows a large cardboard box placed inside a metal courier locker in a way that appears to take up the entire compartment.
—
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Pheidippides, legendary Greek hēmerodromos, or courier, who is popularly believed to have run 40 km (about 25 miles) from the battlefield at Marathon to Athens in 490 bce, to report that the Athenians, in a single afternoon, had repulsed the first Persian invasion of Greece.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
The bill would require couriers in charge of the cash exports to disclose additional information about the beneficiaries of the outbound cash, reporting any money heading to countries of concern, including state sponsors of terrorism and destinations identified as high-risk by the State Department.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
After freeing a man who was convicted in a pizza delivery driver’s slaying, the state’s Parole Board has rejected releasing an accomplice who fatally stabbed the food courier.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for courier
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Pheidippides, legendary Greek hēmerodromos, or courier, who is popularly believed to have run 40 km (about 25 miles) from the battlefield at Marathon to Athens in 490 bce, to report that the Athenians, in a single afternoon, had repulsed the first Persian invasion of Greece.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
The bill would require couriers in charge of the cash exports to disclose additional information about the beneficiaries of the outbound cash, reporting any money heading to countries of concern, including state sponsors of terrorism and destinations identified as high-risk by the State Department.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
After freeing a man who was convicted in a pizza delivery driver’s slaying, the state’s Parole Board has rejected releasing an accomplice who fatally stabbed the food courier.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for courier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courier
Noun
-
The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
-
Cook County Jail in Chicago, which houses nearly 5,000 detainees, has reported increasing cases of smugglers soaking paper with synthetic drugs and sending them into the jail through mail or visitors.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
For any politician unwilling or unable to persuade the public with facts and strong rebuttals, attacking the messenger becomes the path of least resistance.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
-
Or the price of Pony Express messengers with the price of sending an email?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Courier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courier. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
