courier

[ kur-ee-er, koor- ]
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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.

  1. the conveyance used by a courier, as an airplane or ship.

  2. Chiefly British. a tour guide for a travel agency.

Origin of courier

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1350–1400; <Middle French cour(r)ier<Italian corriere, equivalent to corr(ere) to run (<Latin currere) + -iere<Latin -ārius-ary; replacing Middle English corour<Anglo-French cor(i)our,Old French coreor<Late Latin curritor runner; see current, -tor

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British Dictionary definitions for courier

courier

/ (ˈkʊərɪə) /


noun
  1. a special messenger, esp one carrying diplomatic correspondence

  2. a person who makes arrangements for or accompanies a group of travellers on a journey or tour

verb
  1. (tr) to send (a parcel, letter, etc) by courier

Origin of courier

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C16: from Old French courrier, from Old Latin corriere, from correre to run, from Latin currere

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