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
In addition to being ruled by the messenger planet, Mercury retrograde in your 11th house of associations, networks and community affairs could make the group chat a tad bit chaotic.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
But that starts with the right messenger.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Hormones are chemical messengers that work inside your body to regulate and control various things whereas pheromones are supposed to work outside your body on other folks.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
In addition to dopamine’s role, the researchers also identified acetylcholine as another important chemical messenger in the process.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
But that starts with the right messenger.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Hormones are chemical messengers that work inside your body to regulate and control various things whereas pheromones are supposed to work outside your body on other folks.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
In addition to dopamine’s role, the researchers also identified acetylcholine as another important chemical messenger in the process.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for messenger
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“Messenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messenger. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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