courier

cou·ri·er  (kr-r, kûr-, kr-)

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.

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[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

Noun

1. a person who looks after and guides travellers

2. a person paid to deliver urgent messages [Latin currere to run]

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courier

British. a person hired by travelers to make arrangements for a tour and to act as guide.

See also: Guides and Guiding

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

courier - a person who carries a message       messenger traveler, traveller - a person who changes location conveyer, conveyor - a person who conveys (carries or transmits); "the conveyer of good tidings" 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"

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courier

noun 1. messenger, runner, carrier, bearer, herald, envoy, emissary

noun 2. guide, representative, escort, conductor, chaperon, cicerone, dragoman

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A 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.

Translations

courier [ˈkurɪəʳ] n → mensajero/a;

(diplomatic) → correo;

(for tourists) → guía m/f (de turismo)

courier [ˈkurɪəʳ] n → messager m, courrier m;

(for tourists) → accompagnateur/trice

courier [ˈkurɪəʳ] n (messenger) → Kurier(in) m(f);

(for tourists) → Reiseleiter(in) m(f)

courier [ˈkurɪəʳ] n → corriere m;

(for tourists) → guida

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courier

n courier [ˈkuriə]

1 a guide who travels with, and looks after, parties of tourists a courier on a coach trip.koerierمُرافِق السُّـيّاحекскурзоводprůvodcerejseleder; turistguideder/die Reiseleiter(in)συνοδός ομάδας τουριστών, ξεναγόςguía acompañante, guía de turismoreisijuhtراهنماmatkaopasaccompagnateur/-triceמְלָווֶה תַּייָרִיםयात्रा प्रबंधकvodičidegenvezetőpemandufararstjóriaccompagnatore, accompagnatrice添乗員급사(急使)gidas(ceļojuma biroja) pavadonispemandu pelancongreisleiderreiseleder, guidepilotguiaînsoţitorсопровождающийsprievodca, -kyňavodnikvodičreseledareมัคคุเทศก์rehber, mihmandar旅游服務員;導游агент, що обслуговує подорожниківرهبر، رهنماhướng dẫn viên du lịch照料旅行事务的服务员；导游

2 a messenger. boodskapperرَسولкуриерspěšný poselkurerder Kurierαγγελιοφόροςmensajero, estafetakullerرابط؛ خبر رسانpikalähettimessager/-èreשָׁלִיחदूतglasonošafutárkurirhraðboðicorriere急使여행 안내인kurjeris, pasiuntinyskurjers; izsūtāmaispenghantarkoerierkurerposłaniecestafetacurierкурьерposolselkurirkurir, budผู้ส่งสารhaberci, kurye信使кур'єр, посильнийهركاره، پيغام رساںngười đưa thư信使