as in couriers
one that carries a message or does an errand
the messenger comes by twice a day to pick up packages
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of messengers
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
Dehydration also interferes with how your brain uses dopamine and serotonin—the chemical messengers that help regulate mood, focus, and motivation.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 4 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
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
Dehydration also interferes with how your brain uses dopamine and serotonin—the chemical messengers that help regulate mood, focus, and motivation.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 4 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
-
Wellington said the victim was persuaded to convert assets into gold and provided it to individuals who posed as couriers.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
-
Victims were then instructed to withdraw their savings, purchase gold bars, and hand them over to couriers.—
Daniel Wilkerson,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Twenty five seconds after the four runners had made the wrong turn, the original officer assigned to work the intersection returned.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
-
Yamamoto walked Addison Barger to place runners on the corners, setting up the game-ending double play by Kirk.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Messengers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messengers. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
