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courier
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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.

[French courrier, from Old French, from Old Italian corriere, from correre, to run, from Latin currere; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

courier
Noun
1. a person who looks after and guides travellers
2. a person paid to deliver urgent messages [Latin currere to run]

courier
British. a person hired by travelers to make arrangements for a tour and to act as guide.
See also: Guides and Guiding
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.couriercourier - a person who carries a message      
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"

courier

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] nmensajero/a;
(diplomatic) → correo;
(for tourists) → guía m/f (de turismo)
courier [ˈkurɪəʳ] nmessager m, courrier m;
(for tourists) → accompagnateur/trice
courier [ˈkurɪəʳ] n (messenger) → Kurier(in) m(f);
(for tourists) → Reiseleiter(in) m(f)
courier [ˈkurɪəʳ] ncorriere m;
(for tourists) → guida

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
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使

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