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as in smugglers
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 messengers
one that carries a message or does an errand
a courier just delivered a package for you
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Recent Examples of couriers
Victims were then instructed to withdraw their savings, purchase gold bars, and hand them over to couriers.
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Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
In response to a request for comment, an Uber spokesperson pointed to past remarks from the CEO emphasizing that the company expects the number of drivers and couriers on its platform to continue growing for several years.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Lottery tickets already available online Colorado residents already can buy state lottery tickets online through third-party vendors, known in the industry as couriers.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
John McCarthy, the Maryland state attorney for Montgomery County, announced Monday that his office had indicted 10 couriers accused of collecting money from victims, and said that several of those cases have already resulted in convictions.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
Narcotraffickers have recruited a number of couriers to fly to Miami and other cities to set up phony businesses with corporate bank accounts, authorities say.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
These local and regional firms will operate a fleet that ranges from humans (for example, for couriers in a place like Manhattan) to bike messengers up to 53-foot trailers.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The administration has said all those targeted were drug couriers.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
In response to a request for comment, an Uber spokesperson pointed to past remarks from the CEO emphasizing that the company expects the number of drivers and couriers on its platform to continue growing for several years.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Lottery tickets already available online Colorado residents already can buy state lottery tickets online through third-party vendors, known in the industry as couriers.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
John McCarthy, the Maryland state attorney for Montgomery County, announced Monday that his office had indicted 10 couriers accused of collecting money from victims, and said that several of those cases have already resulted in convictions.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
Narcotraffickers have recruited a number of couriers to fly to Miami and other cities to set up phony businesses with corporate bank accounts, authorities say.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
These local and regional firms will operate a fleet that ranges from humans (for example, for couriers in a place like Manhattan) to bike messengers up to 53-foot trailers.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The administration has said all those targeted were drug couriers.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couriers
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Eastern Libya has become a key launch point for smugglers, undercutting years of EU efforts to curb departures and making Crete a new pressure point.—
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Eastern Libya has become a key launch point for smugglers, undercutting years of EU efforts to curb departures and making Crete a new pressure point.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Cytokines are the immune system’s chemical messengers that fire up immune cells and tell them to fight invaders, like bacteria and viruses.—
Sonya Collins,
SELF,
26 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement With Revere their progenitor, mounted messengers would over the next hours course across Middlesex County and into Essex County and Norfolk County, into the counties of Bristol and Worcester.—
Kostya Kennedy,
Time,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Couriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couriers. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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