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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
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.
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
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. 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 급사(急使) gidas (ceļojuma biroja) pavadonis pemandu pelancong reisleider reiseleder, guide pilot guia însoţitor сопровождающий sprievodca, -kyňa vodnik vodič reseledare มัคคุเทศก์ rehber, mihmandar 旅游服務員;導游 агент, що обслуговує подорожників رهبر، رهنما hướng dẫn viên du lịch 照料旅行
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 여행 안내인 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 使


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