as in courier
one that carries a message or does an errand
the messenger comes by twice a day to pick up packages
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Recent Examples of messenger
Much to their surprise, Angie and her daughter received another note and Maynard quickly became a messenger between his two families.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Trump, these people say, will always see himself as his own best media messenger.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2024
For people who have been pushing for trade reform for years — including Bayard Winthrop, chief executive officer of Made in U.S.A brand American Giant — Trump is an imperfect messenger, delivering a message that nonetheless needs to be heard.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
In the meantime, for Android and iPhone users who would rather send RCS texts from their stock messengers than adopt an over-the-top platform such as Signal or WhatsApp as the U.S. government advises, this will be welcome news.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Trump, these people say, will always see himself as his own best media messenger.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2024
For people who have been pushing for trade reform for years — including Bayard Winthrop, chief executive officer of Made in U.S.A brand American Giant — Trump is an imperfect messenger, delivering a message that nonetheless needs to be heard.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
In the meantime, for Android and iPhone users who would rather send RCS texts from their stock messengers than adopt an over-the-top platform such as Signal or WhatsApp as the U.S. government advises, this will be welcome news.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Messenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messenger. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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