messenger
noun
mes·sen·ger
ˈme-sᵊn-jər 
1
: one who bears a message or does an errand: such as
a
archaic
: forerunner, herald
b
: a dispatch bearer in government or military service
c
: an employee who carries messages
2
: a light line used in hauling a heavier line (as between ships)
3
: a substance (such as a hormone) that mediates a biological effect
4
Examples of messenger in a Sentence
They sent a messenger to pick up the package.
the messenger comes by twice a day to pick up packages
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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.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
After weeks of the Mercury retrograde mayhem — miscommunications, misunderstandings and technical glitches — the messenger planet stations direct on April 7.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The earl scribbled a note in the candlelight and sent a messenger to deliver the letter, and the magazine key, to the captain of a Royal Navy ship anchored a half-dozen miles away, in the James River.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
But the attention that Booker’s speech drew on social media appeared to be something that Democrats have been craving since Trump’s return to the White House: A messenger who can break through the noise.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
After weeks of the Mercury retrograde mayhem — miscommunications, misunderstandings and technical glitches — the messenger planet stations direct on April 7.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The earl scribbled a note in the candlelight and sent a messenger to deliver the letter, and the magazine key, to the captain of a Royal Navy ship anchored a half-dozen miles away, in the James River.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
But the attention that Booker’s speech drew on social media appeared to be something that Democrats have been craving since Trump’s return to the White House: A messenger who can break through the noise.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for messenger
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“Messenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/messenger. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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messenger
noun
mes·sen·ger
ˈmes-ᵊn-jər
: one that carries a message or does an errand
Medical Definition
messenger
noun
mes·sen·ger
ˈmes-ᵊn-jər
1
: a substance (as a hormone) that mediates a biological effect see first messenger, second messenger
2
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