as in couriers
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 messengers
Supports Brain Function and Mood Vitamin B6 helps the body produce neurotransmitters—chemical messengers that carry signals between nerve cells.
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Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 15 Mar. 2026
Crockett began to cultivate a national profile with a prime-time speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention and has since become one of her party’s most popular messengers, using an often brash communication style to manufacture viral moments.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
Cytokines are the immune system’s chemical messengers that fire up immune cells and tell them to fight invaders, like bacteria and viruses.
—Sonya Collins, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
Advertisement With Revere their progenitor, mounted messengers would over the next hours course across Middlesex County and into Essex County and Norfolk County, into the counties of Bristol and Worcester.
—Kostya Kennedy, Time, 16 Feb. 2026
This duo appears to block certain chemical messengers in the gut and brain that trigger nausea and vomiting, and improve digestion by speeding up the rate at which food leaves the stomach.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Drunkenness, like madness, protects the messengers of heretical truth from disbelief, disdain, and retaliation.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
This essential mineral helps produce neurotransmitters, which are chemical messengers in your brain and nervous system.
—Zia Sherrell, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
These local and regional firms will operate a fleet that ranges from humans (for example, for couriers in a place like Manhattan) to bike messengers up to 53-foot trailers.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 15 Mar. 2026
Crockett began to cultivate a national profile with a prime-time speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention and has since become one of her party’s most popular messengers, using an often brash communication style to manufacture viral moments.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
Cytokines are the immune system’s chemical messengers that fire up immune cells and tell them to fight invaders, like bacteria and viruses.
—Sonya Collins, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
Advertisement With Revere their progenitor, mounted messengers would over the next hours course across Middlesex County and into Essex County and Norfolk County, into the counties of Bristol and Worcester.
—Kostya Kennedy, Time, 16 Feb. 2026
This duo appears to block certain chemical messengers in the gut and brain that trigger nausea and vomiting, and improve digestion by speeding up the rate at which food leaves the stomach.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Drunkenness, like madness, protects the messengers of heretical truth from disbelief, disdain, and retaliation.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
This essential mineral helps produce neurotransmitters, which are chemical messengers in your brain and nervous system.
—Zia Sherrell, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
These local and regional firms will operate a fleet that ranges from humans (for example, for couriers in a place like Manhattan) to bike messengers up to 53-foot trailers.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messengers
Noun
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The bill would require couriers in charge of the cash exports to disclose additional information about the beneficiaries of the outbound cash, reporting any money heading to countries of concern, including state sponsors of terrorism and destinations identified as high-risk by the State Department.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Within just 48 hours, two autonomous couriers from different companies veered off course and collided with shelters shattering glass and alarming nearby residents.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His ability to hold runners has hampered him.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Research shows many runners already under-consume carbs, with amateurs—who often lack sports‑nutrition guidance—being especially prone to inadequate intake.—
Outside,
Outside,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Messengers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messengers. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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