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courier

[kur-ee-er, koor-]

noun

  1. a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.

  2. any means of carrying news, messages, etc., regularly.

  3. the conveyance used by a courier, as an airplane or ship.

  4. Chiefly British.a tour guide for a travel agency.



courier

/ ˈʊəɪə /

noun

  1. a special messenger, esp one carrying diplomatic correspondence

  2. a person who makes arrangements for or accompanies a group of travellers on a journey or tour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to send (a parcel, letter, etc) by courier

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of courier1

1350–1400; < Middle French cour ( r ) ier < Italian corriere, equivalent to corr ( ere ) to run (< Latin currere ) + -iere < Latin -ary; replacing Middle English corour < Anglo-French cor ( i ) our, Old French coreor < Late Latin curritor runner; current, -tor
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Word History and Origins

Origin of courier1

C16: from Old French courrier, from Old Latin corriere, from correre to run, from Latin currere
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"We're allowing couriers to stay within community areas to do pickup and drop off while the autonomous vans handle the repetitive, longer-distance trips. This boosts the entire system's efficiency," he tells us.

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Cui and Miller allegedly paid about $10,000 as a deposit for the cryptographic device through a courier in the U.S. and wire transfer to a U.S. bank account, officials said.

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Personal belongings were being sent to their homes by courier, the sources said.

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She added that she was a bit worried, because her friend could not see the courier's face when he arrived.

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They started with Italian grandmothers, but Scarvella soon realized it was about all matriarchs, whom he refers to as the “original couriers” of a culture’s cuisine.

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