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
Getting Zimmer's board to endorse the executive role for Schwarzenegger as the messenger on how much the medical science has changed, from surgery to therapy and body part replacement, wasn't easy at first.
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Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 20 May 2025
Gut hormones are chemical messengers made by special cells in the digestive tract that help control digestive functions.
—Paul Von Zielbauer, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
On June 9, after slipping into Cancer and your fifth house of love, passion and self-expression, the messenger planet will clash with taskmaster Saturn in your second house of finances and sense of self-worth.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
But Verghese, of Stanford University, a physician who spoke of compassion, healing and of life’s brevity, was the chief messenger of sanity.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
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Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 20 May 2025
Gut hormones are chemical messengers made by special cells in the digestive tract that help control digestive functions.
—Paul Von Zielbauer, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
On June 9, after slipping into Cancer and your fifth house of love, passion and self-expression, the messenger planet will clash with taskmaster Saturn in your second house of finances and sense of self-worth.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
But Verghese, of Stanford University, a physician who spoke of compassion, healing and of life’s brevity, was the chief messenger of sanity.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messenger
Noun
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Then, at the age of 23, came a life-altering courier flight to Europe.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2025
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During college, Steed worked as a courier for the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
Noun
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In the fourth, fifth and seventh innings, the Royals (38-44) stranded a runner in scoring position — frustrating missed chances for a team trying to snap a 10-game home losing streak.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Jake McCarthy, Geraldo Perdomo and Alek Thomas homered for the Diamondbacks, who scored three runs in the ninth inning and had runners on first and third with one out before Tyler Phillips got Tim Tawa to ground into game-ending double play.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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“Messenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messenger. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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