Synonyms of couriers

couriers

noun

plural of courier

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smugglers
• runners
• bootleggers
• mules
• contrabandists
• coyotes
• gunrunners

2

as in messengers

one that carries a message or does an errand

a courier just delivered a package for you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messengers
• runners
• pages
• agents
• ambassadors
• delegates
• representatives
• go-betweens
• envoys
• expresses
• carriers
• forerunners
• deliverymen
• harbingers
• deputies
• emissaries
• heralds
• bearers
• mailmen
• mail carriers
• letter carriers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of couriers

But even larger quantities went unseized as agents in Albuquerque stood by and watched as drug couriers entered hotels with backpacks believed to be carrying as many as 100,000 fentanyl pills. — Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

And like the milkman, good-looking couriers delivering the coveted cooling relief became a source of jealousy for insecure husbands. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Official couriers carrying an imperial passport could exchange horses rapidly, allowing messages and travelers to move across the empire with remarkable speed. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026

According to Maria Palladini, former special agent for the Fish and Wildlife Service, Molt had a habit of taking couriers and dealers under his wing only to betray them. — Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

According to Liu, the logistics provider had signed contracts with about 120 schools in China to retrain its army of couriers for new work such as repairing and maintaining robots. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 June 2026

Darnell and Sanchez also targeted other Empyreal Logistics couriers in Denver and in Northern Colorado. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 6 June 2026

Top figures could avoid vulnerable communications, rely on couriers or hardwired systems, and disperse authority before an operation begins. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026

Jewelry couriers carrying armored cases disappear into the famously tiny elevators. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026