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messenger
[mes-uhn-jer]
noun
a person who carries a message or goes on an errand for another, especially as a matter of duty or business.
Synonyms: ,a person employed to convey official dispatches or to go on other official or special errands.
a bank messenger.
Nautical.
a rope or chain made into an endless belt to pull on an anchor cable or to drive machinery from some power source, as a capstan or winch.
a light line by which a heavier line, as a hawser, can be pulled across a gap between a ship and a pier, a buoy, another ship, etc.
Oceanography.a brass weight sent down a line to actuate a Nansen bottle or other oceanographic instrument.
Archaic.a herald, forerunner, or harbinger.
verb (used with object)
to send by messenger.
messenger
/ ˈɛɪԻə /
noun
a person who takes messages from one person or group to another or others
a person who runs errands or is employed to run errands
a carrier of official dispatches; courier
nautical
a light line used to haul in a heavy rope
an endless belt of chain, rope, or cable, used on a powered winch to take off power
archaica herald
Word History and Origins
Origin of messenger1
Word History and Origins
Origin of messenger1
Example Sentences
The “Full House” star was also the messenger who delivered the heartbreaking news to Love, Wilson’s cousin-turned-longtime collaborator.
“Shooting the messenger” is a metaphor for blaming those who bring you news that you do not want to hear.
Gut hormones are chemical messengers made by special cells in the digestive tract that help control digestive functions.
“But they can also lead to disengagement. It can make people want to deny the problem or not look at the campaign, or question whether the messenger is trustworthy at all.”
"Those trusted messengers in those communities - I think that's very important," he said.
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