cou·ri·er (k r  - r, kûr-, k r-)n. 1. a. A messenger, especially one on official diplomatic business. b. A spy carrying secret information. 2. a. A personal attendant hired to make arrangements for a journey. b. An employee of a travel agency serving as a guide for tourists. [French courrier, from Old French, from Old Italian corriere, from correre, to run, from Latin currere; see kers- in Indo-European roots.] |
courier [ˈkʊərɪə]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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
vb
(tr) to send (a parcel, letter, etc.) by courier
[from Old French courrier, from Old Latin corriere, from correre to run, from Latin currere]
courier
British. a person hired by travelers to make arrangements for a tour and to act as guide.
See also: Guides and GuidingA messenger (usually a commissioned or warrant officer) responsible for the secure physical transmission and delivery of documents and material. Generally referred to as a command orlocal courier. See also armed forces courier.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  courier - a person who carries a message dispatch rider - a messenger who carries military dispatches (usually on a motorcycle) herald, trumpeter - (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" bearer - a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings" errand boy, messenger boy - a boy who earns money by running errands process-server - someone who personally delivers a process (a writ compelling attendance in court) or court papers to the defendant runner - a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; "he sent a runner over with the contract" |
courier
Translations
courier [ˈkʊəriər]
n
(delivering letters) → coursier/ère m/f
by courier → par coursier
They sent it by courier → Ils l'ont envoyé par coursier.
by courier → par coursier
They sent it by courier → Ils l'ont envoyé par coursier.
(for tourists) → accompagnateur/trice m/f
vt (= deliver by courier) (short distance) → envoyer par coursier; (long distance) → envoyer par messagerie
courier
n
(= tourist guide) → Reiseleiter(in) m(f)
courier [ˈkʊrɪəʳ] n (messenger) → corriere m; (for tourists) → accompagnatore/trice turistico/a, tour leader m/f inv
n courier [ˈkuriə]
1 a guide who travels with, and looks after, parties of tourists a courier on a coach trip. koerier مُرافِق السُّـيّاح екскурзовод průvodce rejseleder; turistguide der/die Reiseleiter(in) συνοδός ομάδας τουριστών, ξεναγός guía acompañante, guía de turismo reisijuht راهنما matkaopas accompagnateur/-trice מְלָווֶה תַּייָרִים यात्रा प्रबंधक vodič idegenvezető pemandu fararstjóri accompagnatore, accompagnatrice 添乗員 가이드 gidas (ceļojuma biroja) pavadonis pemandu pelancong reisleider reiseleder, guide pilot guia însoţitor сопровождающий sprievodca, -kyňa vodnik vodič reseledare มัคคุเทศก์ rehber, mihmandar 旅行團領隊 агент, що обслуговує подорожників رهبر، رهنما hướng dẫn viên du lịch 照料旅行事务的服务员；导游
2 a messenger. boodskapper رَسول куриер spěšný posel kurer der Kurier αγγελιοφόρος mensajero, estafeta kuller رابط؛ خبر رسان pikalähetti messager/-ère שָׁלִיח दूत glasonoša futár kurir hraðboði corriere 急使 특사, 급사 kurjeris, pasiuntinys kurjers; izsūtāmais penghantar koerier kurer posłaniec estafeta curier курьер posol sel kurir kurir, bud ผู้ส่งสาร haberci, kurye 信使 кур'єр, посильний هركاره، پيغام رساں người đưa thư 信使
courier → ساعى kurýr kurer Reiseleiter συνοδός τουριστών mensajero matkaopas coursier kurir corriere 急使 여행 안내원 koerier kurer pilot wycieczki mensageiro курьер bud คนเดินหนังสือ kurye hướng dẫn viên du lịch 快递公司
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