as in courier
one that carries a message or does an errand
the messenger comes by twice a day to pick up packages
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Recent Examples of messenger
These patches don’t contain dopamine — a neurotransmitter (chemical messenger) made primarily in the brain with many important functions in the body, including neurological processes necessary for pleasure, memory, and learning.
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Erica Sweeney, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Paul Revere and other messengers on that night gave the colonists a chance to resist the British troops at the battles of Lexington and Concord.
—William Lambers, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Revere was one of two riders to leave Boston (with Dawes), and one of many messengers spreading the alarm.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The thoughtful Moon conjoins messenger Mercury in your 2nd House of Money and Self-Worth, helping feelings and numbers speak the same language.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Erica Sweeney, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Paul Revere and other messengers on that night gave the colonists a chance to resist the British troops at the battles of Lexington and Concord.
—William Lambers, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Revere was one of two riders to leave Boston (with Dawes), and one of many messengers spreading the alarm.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The thoughtful Moon conjoins messenger Mercury in your 2nd House of Money and Self-Worth, helping feelings and numbers speak the same language.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messenger
Noun
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On Monday, the PRC approved the courier’s request to add an 8 percent fuel surcharge.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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But the Angels went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and struck out 11 times.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Between parking restrictions and road closures, Boston is encouraging Marathon Monday visitors to walk, bike, take the T — anything but drive — to watch the runners or attend the day’s festivities.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Messenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messenger. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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