as in couriers
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 messengers
Couriers and messengers added 17,200 jobs, while warehouse and storage employees stayed flat, with roughly 100 fewer jobs compared to a year ago.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
Truncated URLs and lures optimized for small screens, to say nothing of the one-click attacks from social media and messengers.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
In business, the ability to trust messages (and messengers) is central to our ability to collaborate.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Communication is only possible through messengers, subject to interception or tampering.
—Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
They are also believed to regulate neurotransmitters, the brain's chemical messengers responsible for nerve function.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
These programs, using community messengers to reduce gun violence, have shown effectiveness of up to 60%.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 16 Oct. 2024
Depression is believed to affect neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers that assist with communication between nerve cells.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2024
Two mostly unknown Midwesterners tapped for a gig typically assigned the attack-dog role, each at times seeming like reluctant messengers for their potential bosses.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
Truncated URLs and lures optimized for small screens, to say nothing of the one-click attacks from social media and messengers.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
In business, the ability to trust messages (and messengers) is central to our ability to collaborate.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Communication is only possible through messengers, subject to interception or tampering.
—Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
They are also believed to regulate neurotransmitters, the brain's chemical messengers responsible for nerve function.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
These programs, using community messengers to reduce gun violence, have shown effectiveness of up to 60%.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 16 Oct. 2024
Depression is believed to affect neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers that assist with communication between nerve cells.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2024
Two mostly unknown Midwesterners tapped for a gig typically assigned the attack-dog role, each at times seeming like reluctant messengers for their potential bosses.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Messengers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messengers. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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