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[ mes-uhn-jer ] / ˈmɛs ən dʒər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR messenger ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who carries a message or goes on an errand for another, especially as a matter of duty or business. a person employed to convey official dispatches or to go on other official or special errands: a bank messenger. Nautical. - a rope or chain made into an endless belt to pull on an anchor cable or to drive machinery from some power source, as a capstan or winch.
- a light line by which a heavier line, as a hawser, can be pulled across a gap between a ship and a pier, a buoy, another ship, etc.
Oceanography. a brass weight sent down a line to actuate a Nansen bottle or other oceanographic instrument. Archaic. a herald, forerunner, or harbinger. Origin of messenger1175–1225; Middle English messager, messangere<Anglo-French; Old French messagier.See message, -er 2SYNONYMS FOR messengerSEE SYNONYMS FOR messenger ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby messengermess around, mess call, messed up, Messeigneurs, Messene, messenger, messenger RNA, Messenia, Messerschmitt, mess gear, mess hall Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for messengerAs important as the messenger is here, the message—jobs—is even more so. The Only Way for Democrats to Win|Jonathan Alter|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST I hate to use “passion project,” but Kill the Messenger does seem like just that for you. Jeremy Renner Opens Up About Marriage, His Problems with the Media, and the Future of Hawk-Eye|Marlow Stern|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST In between the blockbusters, the 43-year-old managed to slip in Kill the Messenger. Jeremy Renner Opens Up About Marriage, His Problems with the Media, and the Future of Hawk-Eye|Marlow Stern|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST There had already been a documentary on the case that aimed to do just that, as if killing the messenger would mute the message. What It's Like to Watch Kate Beckinsale Play You in a Movie|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I believe the backlash here has more to do with the messenger than the products themselves. Dita Von Teese, My Breasts Are All Yours|Amanda Clayman|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST The commission was sent for, and Riel tried to intercept the messenger, but failed to do so. The Remarkable History of the Hudson's Bay Company|George Bryce A messenger was at once dispatched to the hall with a note of apology for their abrupt departure. Frank Oldfield|T.P. Wilson The messenger, having met our expedition, returned with us to the fort. Old Rail Fence Corners|Various At first it seemed so incredible, that the messenger was deemed either a liar or a madman. The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End|Titus Livius Demand of him some proofs at least, of his being the messenger of the Deity. Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet|Benjamin Drake
British Dictionary definitions for messenger
nouna person who takes messages from one person or group to another or others a person who runs errands or is employed to run errands a carrier of official dispatches; courier nautical - a light line used to haul in a heavy rope
- an endless belt of chain, rope, or cable, used on a powered winch to take off power
archaic a herald Word Origin for messengerC13: from Old French messagier, from message Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to messengerprophet, go-between, emissary, courier, mediator, gofer, ambassador, harbinger, bearer, runner, envoy, detail, agent, herald, precursor, forerunner, carrier, minister, post, detachment |