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View usage for: (kʊriəʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense couriers, present participle couriering, past tense, past participle couriered1. countable nounA courier is a person who is paid to take letters and parcels direct from one place to another. He worked as a motorcycle courier. The cheques were delivered to the bank by a private courier firm. Synonyms: messenger, runner, carrier, bearer More Synonyms of courier 2. countable nounA courier is a person employed by a travel company to look after people who are on holiday. 3. verbIf you courier something somewhere, you send it there by courier. I couriered it to Darren in New York. [VERB noun + to] [Also VERB noun ] More Synonyms of courier courier in British English (ˈkʊərɪə) noun1. 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 verb3. (transitive) to send (a parcel, letter, etc) by courier Word origin C16: from Old French courrier, from Old Latin corriere, from correre to run, from Latin currerecourier in American English (ˈkʊriər; ˈkɜrjər) noun1. a messenger sent in haste or on a regular schedule with important or urgent messages ; specif.,a. a member of the diplomatic corps charged with carrying messages b. a spy carrying secret information 2. a person hired to take care of hotel accommodations and luggage and to act as guide for a traveler Word origin ME corour (< OFr coreor < LL curritor) & courier (< OFr courrier < It corriere), both ult. < L currere, to run: see current Examples of 'courier' in a sentencecourier Then they can take it up with the courier company.There must have been an important reason to go to the time and expense of sending a courier from Manchester to France to deliver this package.They are not obliged to take your custom and very few courier firms accept letters.It was a courier with a parcel for my dad.The fraudster then sends a courier to pick up the cards.Each week the embassies dispatched a courier to take the diplomatic bag to the home country.Straight to your house using insured couriers.Can a courier carry parcels on the train?These incur additional charges as they are delivered by courier.The company said all couriers were allowed to take holidays and that the vast majority had regular cover.Goods will be delivered by courier.This does not necessarily mean that retailers should not use third-party couriers.They say the service is impartial and free, and they will send a courier around with some forms to sign.Worked as a motorcycle courier.The 59-year-old runs a courier company.Those items were all left at the table by a motorcycle courier from Switzerland when he disappeared in the middle of an international eating marathon.He'd be a real cycle courier if he didn't get lost so much.BRITAIN'S biggest courier firm has come under fire for bungling its delivery of Tower of London poppies.The Sheffield courier also transports parcels worldwide by air, road or sea.Without the special licence couriers are restricted to delivering packets over 350g and costing more than 1 to post.RETURNS You can send items via courier for 3.99.A MOTHER has become a volunteer motorcycle blood courier to thank the doctors who saved her life. In other languagescourier British English: courier / ˈkʊərɪə/ NOUN A courier is a person who is paid to take letters and parcels direct from one place to another. ...a motorcycle courier. - American English: courier
- Arabic: ساعٍ
- Brazilian Portuguese: mensageiro
- Chinese: 信使
- Croatian: kurir
- Czech: kurýr
- Danish: kurer
- Dutch: koerier
- European Spanish: mensajero urgente
- Finnish: matkaopas
- French: coursier
- German: Reiseleiter
- Greek: συνοδός τουριστών
- Italian: corriere
- Japanese: 宅配業者
- Korean: 여행 안내원
- Norwegian: kurer
- Polish: kurier
- European Portuguese: mensageiro
- Romanian: curier
- Russian: курьер
- Latin American Spanish: mensajero
- Swedish: bud kurir
- Thai: คนเดินหนังสือ
- Turkish: kurye
- Ukrainian: кур'єр
- Vietnamese: người đưa thư
British English: courier VERB If you courier something somewhere, you send it there by courier. I couriered it to the company's manager. - American English: courier
- Brazilian Portuguese: fazer transporte
- Chinese: 让信使送
- European Spanish: enviar por mensajería
- French: envoyer par coursierN
- German: per Kurier senden
- Italian: inviare tramite corriere
- Japanese: 宅配便で送る
- Korean: 택배로 보내다
- European Portuguese: enviar por transporte rápido
- Latin American Spanish: enviar por mensajería
Chinese translation of 'courier' n (c) - (= messenger)
信使 (xìnshǐ) (个(個), gè) - (= rep)
旅游(遊)团(團)的服务(務)员(員) (lǚyóutuán de fúwùyuán) (个(個), gè)
Definition a person paid to deliver urgent messages The documents were delivered by a private courier. Synonyms carrier pursuivant (archaic) Definition a person who looks after and guides travellers He was a travel courier. Synonyms representative conductor chaperon cicerone (literary) dragoman Additional synonymsDefinition a person or thing that carries, presents, or upholds something I hate to be the bearer of bad news. Synonyms agent, carrier, courier, herald, envoy, messenger, conveyor, emissary, harbinger (literary) Definition a person who guides and informs sightseers Synonyms guide, pilot, courier, escort, mentor, dragoman Definition an agent sent on a mission by a government or head of state the President's special emissary to Hanoi Synonyms envoy, agent, deputy, representative, ambassador, diplomat, delegate, courier, herald, messenger, consul, attaché, go-between, legate |