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
Today, the messenger planet goes direct, reestablishing lines of communication!
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Usa Today, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
My grandfather started as a messenger for Key Bank in upstate New York.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Mercury, the ancient Roman messenger of the gods, was the name chosen for the first program of human spaceflight.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Adam Green, co-founder, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, an influential progressive group, said the venue and messenger doesn't matter as much as having a forceful and consistent governing theme.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
My grandfather started as a messenger for Key Bank in upstate New York.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Mercury, the ancient Roman messenger of the gods, was the name chosen for the first program of human spaceflight.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Adam Green, co-founder, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, an influential progressive group, said the venue and messenger doesn't matter as much as having a forceful and consistent governing theme.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for messenger
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“Messenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messenger. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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