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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
For these drivers and couriers, finding additional ways of earning is becoming a key concern given that the rise of self-driving cars—which Uber already offers in Austin and Atlanta—could push many out of a job.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Uber uses the event to reveal changes the company is making based on the best suggestions from drivers and couriers.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
McGee allegedly ran a drug distribution organization that used children as young as three years old as couriers.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Alerts feel timely, and talking through the camera helps with couriers.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Tips made up only about 10% of ride-hailing drivers’ pay, while for couriers who deliver packages that number was less than 4%.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Sometimes scammers have even sent couriers to their targets’ homes to collect money.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
The money couriers including Fernandi Choi, who testified in the CTJ trial, were later charged, but not as part of this specific case.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
The combined group will bring together a team of over 30,000 couriers and van drivers, along with 12,000 additional employees, and a fleet of 8,000 vehicles.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Uber uses the event to reveal changes the company is making based on the best suggestions from drivers and couriers.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
McGee allegedly ran a drug distribution organization that used children as young as three years old as couriers.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Alerts feel timely, and talking through the camera helps with couriers.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Tips made up only about 10% of ride-hailing drivers’ pay, while for couriers who deliver packages that number was less than 4%.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Sometimes scammers have even sent couriers to their targets’ homes to collect money.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
The money couriers including Fernandi Choi, who testified in the CTJ trial, were later charged, but not as part of this specific case.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
The combined group will bring together a team of over 30,000 couriers and van drivers, along with 12,000 additional employees, and a fleet of 8,000 vehicles.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couriers
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The next administration could once again allow smugglers to exploit loopholes that resulted in hundreds of thousands of children being pushed across the border.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Teaming with a colorful cast of characters, their investigation sends them on an expedition that takes in Scottish politics, AI, cults, secret agents, smugglers, and vegan record shops.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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These kinds of supplements are thought to promote joint health by triggering the immune system to produce chemical messengers that tamp down inflammation.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
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What are the features of audiences, messages, and messengers on social media that are most effective at influencing people?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Couriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couriers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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