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messenger

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈmesəndʒɚ/ · UK /ˈmesɪndʒə/

Forms: messengers

messenger means: A person who carries a message or delivers information to someone.

noun

MESSAGE CARRIERB1

A person who carries a message or delivers information to someone.

  • A messenger brought the letter.
  • The king sent messengers to every village.
  • She worked as a bike messenger during college.

Similar words: courier, message carrier

Common phrases: send a messenger, bike messenger, royal messenger

SIGN OF EVENTSC2

A person or thing that signals something is coming or about to happen.

  • The dark cloud was a messenger of trouble.
  • They saw the bird as a messenger of hope.
  • These early flowers are messengers of spring.

How to use it: messenger of something (The first swallow seemed a messenger of spring.)

Similar words: harbinger, herald, forerunner

Common phrases: messenger of doom, messenger of spring, messenger of hope

verb

SEND BY COURIERC2

To send something using a person who delivers it for you.

  • Please messenger the package today.
  • We messengered the signed papers to their office.
  • Can you messenger these documents over this afternoon?

How to use it: messenger something to someone (Please messenger the contract to our lawyer.)

Similar words: courier

Common phrases: messenger something over, messenger the documents

Questions about messenger

What does messenger mean?

A person who carries a message or delivers information to someone.

What is messenger in other languages?

Türkçe: haberci · Español: mensajero · Français: messager · Deutsch: Bote · Italiano: messaggero · 日本語: 使者

How do you pronounce messenger?

In American English /ˈmesəndʒɚ/; in British English /ˈmesɪndʒə/.

How do you use messenger in a sentence?

A messenger brought the letter. The king sent messengers to every village.

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