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messenger

noun

ˈme-sᵊn-jər

Definition of messenger

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 There’s also the regulatory DNA that controls gene activity, along with the signals that help determine what should and shouldn’t be included in mature messenger RNAs produced by genes. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 Glutamate is an amino acid that acts as a kind of chemical messenger in the brain. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026 War Secretary Pete Hegseth has become one of the administration’s most active political messengers. — James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026 Dimitri Tsafendas, a Greek-Mozambican working as a parliamentary messenger, stabbed Verwoerd to death during a parliamentary meeting in Cape Town. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for messenger

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The bizarre explanation brought an end to an episode that generated widespread attention online after Pierre initially accused the courier of stealing the order.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Related Stories While driving through the snowy darkness one night, the courier comes face to the face with the results of a contagion — the Umbrella Corporation’s infamous T-virus — and chaos ensues.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

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If any of the Braves’ starters go short, Fuentes can provide multi-inning outings but also come in during high-leverage situations if runners are on base.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Muñoz stranded a runner at third base in the eighth, then allowed Zack Gelof’s leading single in the ninth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

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