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 Unlike a human courier, a robot doesn't collect tips or earn money for each delivery. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 First, as medical courier Bryan Hodukavich in Resident Evil, he was forced to contend with an onslaught of mutant zombie monsters. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Multiple people came up and robbed the courier, the town said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Detectives seized the home’s surveillance system, which showed a man named Jiajia Fan assigning customers to the women, collecting payment and turning over the money to a courier, Pinner wrote. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for courier

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Noun

Often, smugglers are only engaged in the industry out of financial necessity or coercion.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
One roofer paid smugglers $15,000, was deported or left three times, and paid $5,000 each return.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of smuggler

Noun

Michael is known as the warrior leader of the heavenly hosts, Gabriel as the heavenly messenger, and Raphael as God’s healer or helper (in the book of Tobit).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
When a health threat arrives, the messenger is already a familiar face.

— Michelle A. Williams, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026