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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
In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.
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Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
The co-conspirator would later coordinate the transfer of the victim’s money to other participants in the scheme who act as couriers.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Although the question remains, how will the delivery couriers get in without a membership?
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Sanitation workers, couriers, and police officers could remain comfortable for longer periods without removing layers.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
The weed was either stuffed in suitcases and carried on airline flights by couriers, or packaged in boxes and sent via shipping companies.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
In high-end apartments and modern senior living facilities where couriers cannot access upper floors, robots like FlashBot Max are becoming essential.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2025
Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
The co-conspirator would later coordinate the transfer of the victim’s money to other participants in the scheme who act as couriers.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Although the question remains, how will the delivery couriers get in without a membership?
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Sanitation workers, couriers, and police officers could remain comfortable for longer periods without removing layers.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
The weed was either stuffed in suitcases and carried on airline flights by couriers, or packaged in boxes and sent via shipping companies.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
In high-end apartments and modern senior living facilities where couriers cannot access upper floors, robots like FlashBot Max are becoming essential.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couriers
Noun
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In this case, the smugglers are accused of providing false information to the freight forwarder, causing false manifests with Customs and Border Protection.—
Christina Hall,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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In this case, the smugglers are accused of providing false information to the freight forwarder, causing false manifests with Customs and Border Protection.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of the most important messengers.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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All three voter blocs strongly favored Mayor Scott’s message and policies over the approach, by both GOP and Democratic politicians, that focused only on police as messengers and policing as a response to concerns about crime.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Couriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couriers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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