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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One of the elders rose from the church’s woven mats, walked to a small cabinet of lacquered wood, lifted its lid, and produced a large Israeli flag: this was the messenger’s gift.
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Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The researchers then sought to gain a deeper understanding of the biology underlying the connection between melatonin secretion and ADHD symptoms by examining levels of the inflammatory messenger interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the children’s blood.
—Paul McClure 09, New Atlas, 9 June 2025
The medium was never the message—the messenger always was.
—ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
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—John A. Ragosta, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
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Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The researchers then sought to gain a deeper understanding of the biology underlying the connection between melatonin secretion and ADHD symptoms by examining levels of the inflammatory messenger interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the children’s blood.
—Paul McClure 09, New Atlas, 9 June 2025
The medium was never the message—the messenger always was.
—ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
When Jeffrey Goldberg reported a gross national security violation by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, then-National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and others, officials from the president down attacked the messenger.
—John A. Ragosta, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 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 30 Jun. 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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