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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
Jewelry couriers carrying armored cases disappear into the famously tiny elevators.
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Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Staffers in the front office smoked, gabbed on the phone, and chatted with the illustrators and couriers stopping by the third-floor walk-up to drop off portfolios.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
They were transported to the UK by courier service and delivered to [a storage] unit, which the organized crime group controlled.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Waymo is said to have initially offered to send the luggage to him, but would not cover shipping or courier fees.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
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Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Staffers in the front office smoked, gabbed on the phone, and chatted with the illustrators and couriers stopping by the third-floor walk-up to drop off portfolios.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
They were transported to the UK by courier service and delivered to [a storage] unit, which the organized crime group controlled.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Waymo is said to have initially offered to send the luggage to him, but would not cover shipping or courier fees.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for courier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courier
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The Pentagon’s Joint Task Force Southern Border, activated in March of last year, is using autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessels, or USVs, to patrol vast stretches of the Rio Grande to deter drug smugglers.—
Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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As Danny and Lena squared off against thieves, smugglers, and serial killers, Boston Blue also explored the tangled branches of the Silver family tree.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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With the messenger planet transiting your emotional territory, your thoughts, ideas and opinions are impossible to deny.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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When an American battalion was trapped behind enemy lines in World War I, a pigeon delivered the coordinates that helped save the soldiers when no human messenger could.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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“Courier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courier. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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