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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
Employment in couriers and messenger services added almost 38,000 jobs, the most since 2020.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The National Security Agency also developed a behavioral profiling program, SKYNET, to identify Al Qaeda couriers in Afghanistan.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Higher-level couriers in the United States are still being investigated.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Sam An, a pharmacist at a compounding pharmacy until 2021, told me that his workplace employed about twenty people—pharmacists, technicians, cashiers, couriers—in what resembled a chemistry laboratory.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
In many systems, couriers can indicate when a parcel does not fit and request or trigger the opening of a larger locker.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 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
Two men who worked as couriers in a Stanford University graduate’s drug delivery service will avoid prison time, a federal judge ruled this month.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Within just 48 hours, two autonomous couriers from different companies veered off course and collided with shelters shattering glass and alarming nearby residents.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The National Security Agency also developed a behavioral profiling program, SKYNET, to identify Al Qaeda couriers in Afghanistan.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Higher-level couriers in the United States are still being investigated.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Sam An, a pharmacist at a compounding pharmacy until 2021, told me that his workplace employed about twenty people—pharmacists, technicians, cashiers, couriers—in what resembled a chemistry laboratory.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
In many systems, couriers can indicate when a parcel does not fit and request or trigger the opening of a larger locker.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 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
Two men who worked as couriers in a Stanford University graduate’s drug delivery service will avoid prison time, a federal judge ruled this month.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Within just 48 hours, two autonomous couriers from different companies veered off course and collided with shelters shattering glass and alarming nearby residents.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couriers
Noun
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That day, six medium-sized speedboats, belonging to drug traffickers or smugglers, had sought refuge from a storm among the breakwaters and docks of the port.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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Police operations led to the arrest of 480 smugglers last year, the French Interior Ministry said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Apr. 2026
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During REM sleep, both messengers fire together for another burst.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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From vitamin D production to the chemical messengers that keep you focused, early daylight does heavy lifting your coffee maker simply cannot match.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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“Couriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couriers. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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