courier
noun
cou·ri·er
ˈku̇r-ē-ər 
ˈkər-ē-,
ˈkə-rē-
1
: messenger: such as
a
: a member of a diplomatic (see diplomatic sense 2) service entrusted with bearing messages
b(1)
: an espionage agent transferring secret information
(2)
: a runner of contraband (see contraband sense 2)
drug couriers
c
: a member of the armed services whose duties include carrying mail, information, or supplies
2
: a traveler's paid attendant
especially
: a tourists' guide employed by a travel agency
Examples of courier in a Sentence
Police recently arrested a drug courier in our neighborhood.
A courier just left a package for you on the porch.
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Shipping services prices are primarily adjusted according to market conditions, says to the courier.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 May 2025
Guns are purchased by straw purchasers in the U.S., and a network of brokers and couriers then transport them across the border and into Mexico.
—Melissa Quinn
may 9, CBS News, 9 May 2025
The platform hosts roughly 90,000 restaurants and 19,000 couriers across the country.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Their commander, Major Charles W. Whittlesey, a thirty-four-year-old Williams College graduate, tried to get a message through to the artillery, but his couriers ran into Germans.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 May 2025
Guns are purchased by straw purchasers in the U.S., and a network of brokers and couriers then transport them across the border and into Mexico.
—Melissa Quinn
may 9, CBS News, 9 May 2025
The platform hosts roughly 90,000 restaurants and 19,000 couriers across the country.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Their commander, Major Charles W. Whittlesey, a thirty-four-year-old Williams College graduate, tried to get a message through to the artillery, but his couriers ran into Germans.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for courier
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courier
noun
cou·ri·er
ˈku̇r-ē-ər
ˈkər-ē-,
ˈkə-rē-
: a messenger especially in the diplomatic service
Etymology
Middle English courrier "a person who carries (runs) messages from one place to another quickly," from early Italian corriere (same meaning), derived from Latin currere "to run" — related to current
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