单词 | courier |
释义 | courier /kerr"ee euhr, koor"-/, n. 1. a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc. 2. any means of carrying news, messages, etc., regularly. 3. the conveyance used by a courier, as an airplane or ship. 4. Chiefly Brit. a tour guide for a travel agency. [1350-1400; < MF cour(r)ier < It corriere, equiv. to corr(ere) to run ( < L currere) + -iere < L -arius -ARY; r. ME corour < AF cor(i)our, OF coreor < LL curritor runner; see CURRENT, -TOR] |
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