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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COURIER, n. [L.] A messenger sent express, for conveying letters or dispatches on public business.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person who carries a message [syn: messenger, courier]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle French courrier, from Old Italian corriere, from correre to run, from Latin currere Date: 1579 1. messenger: as a. a member of a diplomatic service entrusted with bearing messages b. (1) an espionage agent transferring secret information (2) a runner of contraband c. a member of the armed services whose duties include carrying mail, information, or supplies 2. a traveler's paid attendant; especially a tourists' guide employed by a travel agency

U.S. Military Dictionary

A messenger (usually a commissioned or warrant officer) responsible for the secure physical transmission and delivery of documents and material. Generally referred to as a command or local courier.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a person employed, usu. by a travel company, to guide and assist a group of tourists. 2 a special messenger. Etymology: ME f. obs. F, f. It. corriere, & f. OF coreor, both f. L currere run

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Courier Cou"ri*er (k??"r?-?r), n. [F. courrier, fr. courre, courir, to run, L. currere. See Course, Current.] 1. A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on public business. The wary Bassa . . . by speedy couriers, advertised Solyman of the enemy's purpose. --Knolles. 2. An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the way.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(couriers, couriering couriered) 1. A courier is a person who is paid to take letters and parcels direct from one place to another. The cheques were delivered to the bank by a private courier firm. N-COUNT 2. A courier is a person employed by a travel company to look after people who are on holiday. = rep N-COUNT 3. If you courier something somewhere, you send it there by courier. I couriered it to Darren in New York. VERB: V n to n, also V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Messenger, express, runner.

Moby Thesaurus

Gyropilot, Hermes, Iris, Mercury, Paul Revere, Pheidippides, automatic pilot, bearer, boatheader, boatsteerer, carrier, cicerone, commissionaire, cowherd, coxswain, diplomatic courier, dragoman, drover, emissary, envoy, estafette, express, go-between, goatherd, guide, guidepost, guider, helmsman, herd, herdsman, internuncio, mercury, message-bearer, messenger, navigator, nuncio, pilot, pointer, post, postboy, postrider, river pilot, runner, shepherd, steerer, steersman, tour director, tour guide