messenger

noun

ˈme-sᵊn-jər How to pronounce messenger (audio)
Definition of messengernext
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 Don’t hate the messenger, the real estate agent in the Instagram reel said, but Freedom Park’s 207 acres are for sale. — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, the patient's cells read the mRNA and build a protein, breaking the messenger down. — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 MicroRNA acts as a molecular messenger, sending signals to other cells. — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 When an aide delivers a decision Harry dislikes, the easiest person to blame is the messenger. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for messenger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messenger
  1. courier
  2. runner
Noun
  • But even larger quantities went unseized as agents in Albuquerque stood by and watched as drug couriers entered hotels with backpacks believed to be carrying as many as 100,000 fentanyl pills.
    — Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • College student Julie Pierre, 21, feared the worst when her 350 rolls failed to arrive at Hollywood’s Yellow Green Farmers Market last Saturday — and suspected the Uber courier had vanished with her sweet delivery (valued at $3,100).
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of courier
Noun
  • Willson Contreras led off the 11th with a single that advanced automatic runner Wilyer Abreu from second base to third.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier in the game, Pratt failed to get a bunt down with two runners on base.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of runner

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“Messenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messenger. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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