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cour⋅i⋅er
[kur-ee-er, koo
r-] 
–noun
| 1. | a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc. |
| 2. | any means of carrying news, messages, etc., regularly. |
| 3. | the conveyance used by a courier, as an airplane or ship. |
| 4. | Chiefly British. a tour guide for a travel agency. |
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| cou·ri·er (kŏŏr'ē-ər, kûr'-, kŭr'-) n.
[French courrier, from Old French, from Old Italian corriere, from correre, to run, from Latin currere; see kers- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Courier
Cou"ri*er\ (k??"r?-?r), n. [F. courrier, fr. courre, courir, to run, L. currere. See Course, Current.]1. A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on public business. The wary Bassa . . . by speedy couriers, advertised Solyman of the enemy's purpose. --Knolles. 2. An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the way.
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Language Translation for : Courier
Spanish:
guía acompañante, guía de turismo,
German:
der, *die Reiseleiter(in),
Japanese:
添乗員
courier
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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