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   courier

   /ˈkʊrɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a company or employee of a company that transports commercial packages and documents: "the cheque was dispatched by courier" Similar messengerspecial messengerdispatch riderletter carriermail carrierrunnerbearermessage bearermessage carrierdelivery mandelivery womanconveyorenvoyemissaryharbingerheraldhistorical:pursuivantarchaic:forerunnerlegateestafette
   • ▪ a messenger for an underground or espionage organization: "a courier disguised as a commercial traveller"
   • 2. a person employed to guide and assist a group of tourists: British "he worked as a courier on a package holiday to Majorca" Similar representativeguidetour guidetravel guidetour company representativedragomantour directorinformal:(holiday) rep

   verb

   • 1. send (goods or documents) by courier: "your order can be couriered to you in three days"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a person sent to run with a message): originally from Old French coreor; later from French courier (now courrier), from Italian corriere; based on Latin currere ‘to run’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOURIER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COURIER definition: 1. a person or company that takes messages, letters, or parcels from one person or place to…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of COURIER is messenger. How to use courier in a sentence. messenger: such as; a member of a diplomatic service entrusted with bearing messages; an espionage agent transferring secret information…

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOURIER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A courier is a person who is paid to take letters and parcels direct from one place to another. He worked as a motorcycle courier. The cheques were delivered to the bank by a private courier firm.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOURIER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   COURIER meaning: 1. a person or company that takes messages, letters, or parcels from one person or place to…. Learn more.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › courierCOURIER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Courier definition: a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.. See examples of COURIER used in a sentence.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › courierCourier - definition of courier by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. A messenger, especially one on official diplomatic business. b. A spy carrying secret information. 2. a. A personal attendant hired to make arrangements for a journey. b. An employee of a travel agency serving as a guide for tourists.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcourier noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /ˈkʊriə (r)/ /ˈkʊriər/ a person or company whose job is to take packages or important papers somewhere. We sent the documents by courier. I’ll send a courier with the blueprints. Urgent deliveries of medicine may be sent by motorcycle courier. Topics Transport by car or lorry c1, Jobs c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › CourierCourier Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   COURIER meaning: 1 : a person whose job is to carry messages, packages, etc., from one person or place to another; 2 : a business that is used to send messages, packages, etc.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › couriercourier | meaning of courier in Longman Dictionary of...

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    courier meaning, definition, what is courier: a person or company that is paid to take...: Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOURIER | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    Noun. COURIER meaning: 1. someone whose job is to take and deliver documents and parcels 2. someone whose job is to look…. Learn more.