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as in smuggler
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
under wartime rationing, the only way to obtain some foods was from a courier
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as in messenger
one that carries a message or does an errand
a courier just delivered a package for you
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Recent Examples of courier
The summonses to these financial institutions and courier services direct them to produce records that will enable the IRS to identify U.S. taxpayers who have sent or received money or documents to or from the Trident Trust Group.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Immigrants use the couriers to ferry homemade meals and domestic-only products to them in America.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
The wider transportation and warehousing sector, which also includes employees in subsectors like trucking and couriers, saw a slight increase in employees since last November, the preliminary BLS data showed.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025
The memo stated that on Nov. 12, the clerk’s office discovered 67 unprocessed ballots for Ward 65 and one unprocessed ballot for Ward 68 in a courier bag found in a vote tabulating machine.
—Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Immigrants use the couriers to ferry homemade meals and domestic-only products to them in America.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
The wider transportation and warehousing sector, which also includes employees in subsectors like trucking and couriers, saw a slight increase in employees since last November, the preliminary BLS data showed.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025
The memo stated that on Nov. 12, the clerk’s office discovered 67 unprocessed ballots for Ward 65 and one unprocessed ballot for Ward 68 in a courier bag found in a vote tabulating machine.
—Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Courier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courier. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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